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operation

[ op-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
  2. the state of being operative (usually preceded by in or into ):

    a rule no longer in operation.

  3. the power to act; efficacy, influence, or force.
  4. the exertion of force, power, or influence; agency:

    the operation of alcohol on the mind.

  5. a process of a practical or mechanical nature in some form of work or production:

    a delicate operation in watchmaking.

  6. a course or procedure of productive or industrial activity:

    building operations.

  7. a particular process or course:

    mental operations.

  8. a business transaction, especially one of a speculative nature; deal:

    a shady operation.

  9. a business, especially one run on a large scale:

    a multinational operation.

  10. Surgery. a procedure aimed at restoring or improving the health of a patient, as by correcting a malformation, removing diseased parts, implanting new parts, etc.
  11. Mathematics.
    1. a mathematical process, as addition, multiplication, or differentiation.
    2. the action of applying a mathematical process to a quantity or quantities.
  12. Computers. any discrete activity or action that is performed by a computer, as reading, writing, processing, sending, or receiving data:

    The http request operation has timed out.

  13. Military.
    1. a campaign, mission, maneuver, or action.
    2. Usually operations. the conduct of a campaign, mission, etc.
    3. operations, a headquarters, office, or place from which a military campaign, air traffic to and from an airfield, or any of various other activities, is planned, conducted, and controlled.
    4. operations, the people who work at such a headquarters.


operation

/ ˌɒəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act, process, or manner of operating
  2. the state of being in effect, in action, or operative (esp in the phrases in or into operation )
  3. a process, method, or series of acts, esp of a practical or mechanical nature
  4. surgery any manipulation of the body or one of its organs or parts to repair damage, arrest the progress of a disease, remove foreign matter, etc
    1. a military or naval action, such as a campaign, manoeuvre, etc
    2. ( capital and prenominal when part of a name )

      Operation Crossbow

  5. maths
    1. any procedure, such as addition, multiplication, involution, or differentiation, in which one or more numbers or quantities are operated upon according to specific rules
    2. a function from a set onto itself
  6. a commercial or financial transaction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

operation

  1. Medicine.
    A surgical procedure for remedying an injury, ailment, defect, or dysfunction.
  2. Mathematics.
    A process or action, such as addition, substitution, transposition, or differentiation, performed in a specified sequence and in accordance with specific rules.
  3. A logical operation.
  4. Computer Science.
    An action resulting from a single instruction.
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Other Word Forms

  • ·DZ···پDz noun
  • ·DZ···پDz noun
  • ·DZ···پDz noun
  • ܲ·DZ···پDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of operation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English operacioun, oparacion, operation, from Latin DZپō- (stem of DZپō ), equivalent to DZ(ܲ) + -ō- noun suffix of action or condition; operate
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The authorities said that one of these campaigns was "identical" to an operation "run by the Russian Federation in Ukraine".

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Since the case of the ranch broke open, authorities say, Mexican officials have shut down dozens of online sites linked to organized crime recruiting operations.

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At the time, U.S. border agents said the operation was aimed at dismantling transnational criminal organizations.

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Similar to its operations in Iraq, Turkey has also sought to establish a buffer zone along its border with Syria to contain Syrian armed groups allied with the PKK.

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"I had several factories preparing to begin operations here this May. But because of the policy change, all have stopped and everyone is waiting."

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