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op⋅er⋅a⋅tion

  [op-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
2. the state of being operative (usually 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: the operation of alcohol on the mind.
5. a process of a practical or mechanical nature in some form of work or production: a delicate operation in watchmaking.
6. a course or procedure of productive or industrial activity: building operations.
7. a particular process or course: mental operations.
8. a business transaction, esp. one of a speculative nature; deal: a shady operation.
9. a business, esp. one run on a large scale: a multinational operation.
10. 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.
11. Mathematics.
a. a mathematical process, as addition, multiplication, or differentiation.
b. the action of applying a mathematical process to a quantity or quantities.
12. Military.
a. a campaign, mission, maneuver, or action.
b. Usually, operations. the conduct of a campaign, mission, etc.
c. 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.
d. operations, the people who work at such a headquarters.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME operacioun < L operātiōn- (s. of operātiō), equiv. to operāt(us) (see operate ) + -iōn- -ion
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op·er·a·tion   (ŏp'ə-rā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of operating or functioning.
  2. The state of being operative or functional: a factory in operation.
  3. A process or series of acts involved in a particular form of work: the operation of building a house.
  4. An instance or method of efficient, productive activity: That restaurant is quite an operation.
  5. An unethical or illegal business: a fencing operation for stolen goods.
  6. Medicine A surgical procedure for remedying an injury, ailment, defect, or dysfunction.
  7. Mathematics A process or action, such as addition, substitution, transposition, or differentiation, performed in a specified sequence and in accordance with specific rules.
  8. A logical operation.
  9. Computer Science An action resulting from a single instruction.
    1. A military or naval action, campaign, or mission.
    2. operations The headquarters or center from which a military action, flights into and out of an airfield, or other activities are controlled.
  11. operations The division of an organization that carries out the major planning and operating functions.
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operation   (ŏp'ə-rā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Medicine A surgical procedure for remedying an injury, ailment, defect, or dysfunction.
  2. Mathematics A process or action, such as addition, substitution, transposition, or differentiation, performed in a specified sequence and in accordance with specific rules.
  3. A logical operation.
  4. Computer Science An action resulting from a single instruction.

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Language Translation for : operations
Spanish: quirúrgico,
German: chirurgisch,
Japanese: 外科の
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