Systemwidely

Systemwidely is a neologism used in information technology and systems administration to describe actions, policies, or states that apply across an entire system rather than to individual components. The term functions as an adverb formed from system and widely, signaling a scope that covers the whole system.

Relation to related terms: The more established form is systemwide (or system-wide), which is commonly used as an adjective and, in some contexts, as an adverb. Systemwidely, by contrast, is much less common and is predominantly encountered in informal or niche IT writing. Readers unfamiliar with the term may interpret it as meaning “across the system” but may not recognize it as standard usage. When clarity is important, writers often prefer systemwide or phrases such as across the entire system.

Usage and examples: Systemwidely is typically found in discussions about deployment, configuration, or policy application that spans all components of a system. For example, one might say, “The patch was rolled out systemwidely across all servers,” though more readers will expect “systemwide” or “across the entire system.”

Origins and reception: Systemwidely appeared in online IT discourse in the 2010s and remains a niche term. It is not widely adopted in formal style guides or dictionaries, and its use can be viewed as informal or experimental.

See also: systemwide, system-wide, fleet-wide, cross-system deployment. In formal writing, prefer standard terms such as systemwide or descriptive phrases that convey the same breadth of scope.