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operation

/ operation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
"her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
Type of:
activity
Derived:
operate run engage mesh lock
Domain:
commercial enterprise business enterprise business
noun Sense 2
process or manner of functioning or operating
"the power of its engine determine 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"
Type of:
process
Derived:
function work operate go run
noun Sense 3
(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"
Type of:
data processing
Kinds of:
access memory access asynchronous operation auxiliary operation off-line operation
Domain:
computer science computing
noun Sense 4
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"
Type of:
business activity commercial activity
Derived:
operate run
noun Sense 5
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
"it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
combined operation maneuver manoeuvre simulated military operation campaign
Derived:
manoeuver maneuver manoeuvre operate
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 6
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"
Type of:
medical procedure
Kinds of:
ablation extirpation cutting out excision amputation
Derived:
operate on operate
Domain:
surgery
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
work
Derived:
function work operate go run
noun Sense 8
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"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
rescue operation undercover operation
noun Sense 9
the state of being in effect or being operative
"that rule is no longer in operation"
Type of:
action activity activeness
Kinds of:
commission running
Derived:
engage mesh lock operate
noun Sense 10
(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"
Type of:
calculation computation computing
Kinds of:
permutation combination differentiation maximization integration
Domain:
mathematics math maths
noun Sense 11
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
"the process of thinking"
"the cognitive operation of remembering"
Type of:
cognition knowledge noesis
Kinds of:
basic cognitive process higher cognitive process
Derived:
operate
Domain:
psychology psychological science
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
72
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

activity process data processing access memory access asynchronous operation auxiliary operation off-line operation business activity commercial activity combined operation maneuver