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   operation

   /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect: "restrictions on the operation of market forces" Similar functioningworkingrunningperformanceactionbehaviour
   • ▪ an active process; a discharge of a function: "the operations of the mind"
   • 2. an act of surgery performed on a patient: "I've never felt better since my bypass operation" Similar surgerysurgical operationsurgical interventionmajor surgeryminor surgery
   • 3. an organized activity involving a number of people: "a rescue operation" Similar actionactivityexerciseaffairbusinessundertakingstepenterprisetaskjobprocessproceduremanoeuvrecampaign
   • ▪ a business organization; a company: "he reopened his operation under a different name" Similar businessenterprisecompanyfirmorganizationconcerninformal:outfitset-up
   • ▪ an activity in which a business is involved: "the company is selling most of its commercial banking operations"
   • 4. a process in which a number, quantity, expression, etc., is altered or manipulated according to set formal rules, such as those of addition, multiplication, and differentiation.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin operatio(n-), from the verb operari ‘expend labour on’ (see operate).

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   What does operative mean?

   • 1. an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating. 2. the state of being operative (usu. prec. 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. 5. a process of a practical or mechanical nature.

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   What does Operacion mean?

   • Middle English operacion "work, action, procedure performed on a body, functioning," borrowed from Medieval Latin operātiōn-, operātiō, going back to Latin, "application of effort, functioning (of natural forces)," from operārī "to busy oneself, be at work" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at operate

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   What is the operation of a machine?

   • Operation of the device is extremely simple. Competition is central to the operation of markets. The machine can get very hot during operation. [uncountable] the action of functioning; the fact of being used or active or having an effect The factory will cease operation at the end of the year.

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   What does operation mean?

   • operations plural : the agency of an organization charged with carrying on the principal planning and operating functions of a headquarters and its subordinate units The family runs a small farming operation. The company is a billion-dollar operation.

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