operation
nouns
the state of being in effect or being operative
"that rule is no longer in operation"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
the state of being active
"his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
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"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
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"
(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"
domain category
the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
is a type of (narrower)
(computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
"it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
is derived from
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"
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"
is derived from
process or manner of functioning or operating
"the power of its engine determines 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"
is derived from
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
"the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
is derived from
(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"
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
"her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
domain category
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
"computers are now widely used in business"
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