filter system

Removes unwanted particles

A filter system is any arrangement designed to remove unwanted elements from what passes through it.

Water filter systems remove contaminants; air filter systems trap particles and allergens.

The term extends to organizational or digital contexts: The company's filter system screens job applications before they reach hiring managers.

Email filter systems sort messages automatically.

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strain · screen · cartridge · pump · water · aquarium · fish tank · pool · pool pump · sediment · charcoal · activated · reverse osmosis · cleanse · particulate · mesh · pore · drip

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Opposites
selective vs. unselective passage

filter systemopen channel

Uncovered water conveyance

open system · bypass · free flow · free passage · pass-through

purification vs. contamination

filter systempollutant

Environment-harming agent

adulterant · injection system

complexity/directness

filter systemdirect line

Immediate communication channel

direct connection

Family

filter, system, filters, filtered, filtering, filtration, filtrate, systems, systematic

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G