From Longman Business Dictionarydigital nervous systemˌdigital ˈnervous ˌsystem [countable]COMPUTING the idea, suggested by Bill Gates, that NETWORKs of computers in companies should act like the human body’s NERVOUS SYSTEM (=system that sends brain messages), passing information between them so that companies can work more effectivelyMicrosoft seems to have a finely tuned digital nervous system. → system
