The phrase "a system akin to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to draw a comparison between two systems that share similarities or characteristics.
Example: "The new software operates on a system akin to that of its predecessor, making the transition easier for users."
Alternatives: "a system similar to" or "a system comparable to".
But the rapid proliferation of a system akin to oligarchy – within our own country – threatens to cripple our march forward.
Why, they wondered, couldn't the NHS have a system akin to Facebook that enabled consultants to communicate with colleagues outside ward rounds?
After years of conflict, a system akin to Home Rule was established in the six counties of Ulster Northern Irelandd) by the Government of Ireland Act (1920).
Working with Roger Ridsdill-Smith, Foster's head of structural engineering, responsible for the Millennium Bridge, they have developed what Martin describes as "a system akin to a tunnel-boring machine, but happening above ground".
To avoid the problems of role-based access control, Mr Johnson proposes a system akin to a speed trap: it allows users to gain access to more data easily, but records what they do and hands out penalties if they abuse the privilege.
We apply this framework to study a local incentive based partitioning algorithm where each LP makes an informed local decision about its assignment to a processor, resulting in a system akin to a self organizing network.
Legislative power would come under a bicameral system akin to that of a federal state.
In a meeting with foreign journalists last month, Mr. Medvedev expressed distaste for a parliamentary system akin to those in some European countries, saying that Russia needed a forceful presidency to continue to develop.
The effect was a cooling system "akin to humans sweating", he said.
Later the federation changed the way it selected its champion, adopting a seeding system akin to that used in tennis tournaments.
A challenge system akin to the one used by the N.F.L. would be far more invasive and add another element of strategy to a game full of it.
