System D

The Système D [ sistɛmde ] is a French term which is very similar to the German Trick 17. It describes the circumvention of problems in unconventional ways.

The D in Système D, reportedly stands ( manage French, unravel cope also similar to the German predicament ) for the term débrouiller what popularly with se démerder ( by hitting double to literally be drawn out of the shit ) is defined and - to put it crudely - roughly means to wriggle out of or sling.

According to another opinion, the D in Système D is more likely for the descriptor de, the approximately from or / which means:

• Système d'exploitation (the operating system )
• Système d'alimentation ( the power supply system )
• Système d' éducation ( the education system )

The Système D is in this context a kind of adapter, depending on the problem situation, the specific institution (such as problems with the electric utility = alimentation, etc. ) can be added ( rhetorically speaking).

When Système D is sometimes hard sometimes traded on the border with illegitimate.