System Environment
Formal
System environment is a context determining the setting and circumstances of all interactions and influences with the system of interest. The system environment includes developmental, technological, business, operational, organizational, economic, regulatory, ecological and social influences.
Practical
The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural forces and other living things, which provide conditions for development and growth as well as of danger and damage. The environment of a system includes developmental, technological, business, operational, organizational, political, economic, legal, regulatory, ecological and social influences.