Operation
Word | OPERATION |
Character | 9 |
Hyphenation | op er a tion |
Pronunciations | /ˌɒpəˈɹeɪʃən/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Operation"
What do we mean by operation?
The act or process of operating or functioning. noun
The state of being operative or functional. noun
A process or series of acts involved in a particular form of work. noun
An instance or method of efficient, productive activity. noun
An unethical or illegal business. noun
A surgical procedure for remedying an injury, ailment, defect, or dysfunction. noun
A process or action, such as addition, substitution, transposition, or differentiation, performed in a specified sequence and in accordance with specific rules. noun
A logical operation. noun
An action resulting from a single instruction. noun
A military or naval action, campaign, or mission. noun
The headquarters or center from which a military action, flights into and out of an airfield, or other activities are controlled. noun
The division of an organization that carries out the major planning and operating functions. noun
Action; working; agency; exertion of power or influence; specifically, in psychology, the exertion of any mental power, especially an active power. noun
A specific act or activity. noun
The course of action or series of acts by which some result is accomplished; process. noun
In mathematics, the substitution of one quantity for another, or the act of passing from one to the other, the second quantity being definitely related to the first, either in value or in form. An operation must not be confounded with the process by which the operation is effected. Thus, there is but one operation of extracting the cube root of a number, but there are several different processes. noun
In war, the act of carrying out preconcerted measures by regular movements: as, military or naval operations. noun
The state of being at work; active exercise of some specific function or office; systematic action: as, the machine is in operation. noun
Method of working; action. noun
The method by which a device performs its function.
The method or practice by which actions are done.
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
A planned undertaking.
A business or organization.
A surgical procedure.
A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)
Effect produced; influence.
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