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Operation

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Definitions for Operation

noun
the state of being in effect or being operative
Examples
  1. that rule is no longer in operation
noun
a business especially one run on a large scale
Examples
  1. a large-scale farming operation
  2. a multinational operation
  3. they paid taxes on every stage of the operation
  4. they had to consolidate their operations
noun
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
Examples
  1. they organized a rescue operation
  2. the biggest police operation in French history
  3. running a restaurant is quite an operation
  4. consolidate the companies various operations
noun
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
Examples
  1. it can perform millions of operations per second
noun
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
Synonyms
military operation
Examples
  1. it was a joint operation of the navy and air force
noun
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Synonyms
surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process
Examples
  1. performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
  2. they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available
  3. he died while undergoing surgery
noun
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
Synonyms
procedure
Examples
  1. the operations in building a house
  2. certain machine tool operations
noun
process or manner of functioning or operating
Synonyms
functioning performance
Examples
  1. the power of its engine determines its operation
  2. the plane's operation in high winds
  3. they compared the cooking performance of each oven
  4. the jet's performance conformed to high standards
noun
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity
Synonyms
process cognitive process mental process cognitive operation
Examples
  1. an operation that affects mental contents
  2. the process of thinking
  3. the cognitive operation of remembering
noun
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
Synonyms
mathematical process mathematical operation
Examples
  1. the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation
  2. they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic
noun
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
Examples
  1. her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride

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