operate
— Verb
– English
~ perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
operate
— Verb
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~ keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
operate
— Verb
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~ perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
operatic
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or characteristic of opera
operating capital
— Noun
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~ capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements
operating instructions
— Noun
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~ a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
operating microscope
— Noun
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~ binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery)
operating expense
— Noun
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~ the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
operating cost
— Noun
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~ the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
operating capability
— Noun
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~ the capability of a technological system to perform as intended
operating budget
— Noun
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~ a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements
operating
— Adjective
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~ involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"
operating
— Adjective
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~ being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"
operation
— Noun
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~ (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"
operation code
— Noun
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~ the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer
operation
— Noun
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~ a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"
operation
— Noun
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~ process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
operation
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~ (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
operation
— Noun
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~ a business especially one run on a large scale; "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"
operation
— Noun
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~ activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"