What is 'System' in the statement 'System.out.println()' ?

Question

In the statement-'System.out.println()',
if 'out' is an object and 'println()' is a method,then what is 'System' in it.If it is a class or package,give reason why it is used for calling the println() method.

Answer 1

System is a class that exposes fields and methods in order to manage standard input, output and error streams; access to externally defined properties and environment variables.

Answer 2

system is a class used in java.lang package

Answer 3

System is a class in java which is used for taking input as well as showing output.

Answer 4

System are predefined packages and library functions which gives you the freedom to perform many operations