Operation
nounNoun
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”
Similar:ProcedureType of:Workprocess or manner of functioning or operating
“the power of its engine determines its operation”
“the plane's operation in high winds”
Type of:Processactivity 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(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
“they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic”
Type of:CalculationComputationComputinga 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”
Similar:Surgery(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
“the cognitive operation of remembering”
Similar:ProcessType of:NoesisKnowledgeCognitiona 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”
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”
Type of:Activity(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”
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
“her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride”
Type of:Activitythe state of being in effect or being operative
“that rule is no longer in operation”
Type of:ActivenessActionActivity
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