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operation
[ op-uh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- the state of being operative (usually preceded by in or into ):
a rule no longer in operation.
- the power to act; efficacy, influence, or force.
- the exertion of force, power, or influence; agency:
the operation of alcohol on the mind.
- a process of a practical or mechanical nature in some form of work or production:
a delicate operation in watchmaking.
- a course or procedure of productive or industrial activity:
building operations.
- a particular process or course:
mental operations.
- a business transaction, especially one of a speculative nature; deal:
a shady operation.
- a business, especially one run on a large scale:
a multinational operation.
- 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.
- Mathematics.
- a mathematical process, as addition, multiplication, or differentiation.
- the action of applying a mathematical process to a quantity or quantities.
- 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.
- Military.
- a campaign, mission, maneuver, or action.
- Usually operations. the conduct of a campaign, mission, etc.
- 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.
- operations, the people who work at such a headquarters.
operation
/ ˌɒəˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act, process, or manner of operating
- the state of being in effect, in action, or operative (esp in the phrases in or into operation )
- a process, method, or series of acts, esp of a practical or mechanical nature
- 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
- a military or naval action, such as a campaign, manoeuvre, etc
- ( capital and prenominal when part of a name )
Operation Crossbow
- maths
- any procedure, such as addition, multiplication, involution, or differentiation, in which one or more numbers or quantities are operated upon according to specific rules
- a function from a set onto itself
- a commercial or financial transaction
operation
- Medicine.A surgical procedure for remedying an injury, ailment, defect, or dysfunction.
- Mathematics.A process or action, such as addition, substitution, transposition, or differentiation, performed in a specified sequence and in accordance with specific rules.
- A logical operation.
- Computer Science.An action resulting from a single instruction.
Other Word Forms
- ·DZ···پDz noun
- ·DZ···پDz noun
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- ܲ·DZ···پDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of operation1
Example Sentences
The authorities said that one of these campaigns was "identical" to an operation "run by the Russian Federation in Ukraine".
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.
At the time, U.S. border agents said the operation was aimed at dismantling transnational criminal organizations.
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.
"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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