operation
— Noun
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～ the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
operation
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～ (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
operation
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～ a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"
operation
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～ the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"
operation
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～ a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
off-line operation
— Noun
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～ a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit
operational damage
— Noun
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～ loss of military equipment in field operations
operational casualty
— Noun
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～ loss of military equipment in field operations
operational cell
— Noun
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～ a terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities
operational
— Adjective
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～ fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"
operational
— Adjective
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～ (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations
operational
— 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"
operational
— Adjective
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～ pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions"
operationalism
— Noun
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～ (philosophy) the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of the operations involved in proving or applying it
operationalist
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or espousing operationalism; "operationalist doctrine"
operationally
— Adverb
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～ in respect to operation; "reported the machine operationally satisfactory"; "a well-trained staff that is operationally adequate"
operations
— Noun
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～ financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
operative field
— Noun
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～ the area that is open during surgery
operative
— Noun
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～ someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
operative
— Noun
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～ a person secretly employed in espionage for a government