operation
n. act of operating; working, performance, handling; venture, undertaking; series of actions, procedure (e.g. mathematical operations); campaign, series of activities to achieve a goal (e.g. military operations); surgery | ||||
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Operation Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
operation
1. A military action or the carrying out of a strategic, operational, tactical, service, training, or administrative military mission. 2. The process of carrying on combat, including movement, supply, attack, defense, and maneuvers needed to gain the objectives of any battle or campaign.
1. A military action or the carrying out of a strategic, operational, tactical, service, training, or administrative military mission. 2. The process of carrying on combat, including movement, supply, attack, defense, and maneuvers needed to gain the objectives of any battle or campaign.
Operation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Operation
(n.)
The method of working; mode of action.
(n.)
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
(n.)
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
(n.)
Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.
(n.)
Effect produced; influence.
(n.)
Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.
(n.)
The method of working; mode of action.
(n.)
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
(n.)
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
(n.)
Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.
(n.)
Effect produced; influence.
(n.)
Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.
| WordNet 2.0 |
operation
Noun
1. 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"
(hypernym) business activity, commercial activity
(derivation) operate, run
2. 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"
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) rescue operation
3. 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"
(synonym) procedure
(hypernym) work
(derivation) function, work, operate, go, run
4. the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"
(hypernym) action, activity, activeness
(hyponym) commission
(derivation) engage, mesh, lock, operate
5. 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"
(synonym) surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
(hypernym) medical procedure
(hyponym) ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
(part-meronym) hemostasis, haemostasis, hemostasia, haemostasia
(derivation) operate on, operate
(classification) surgery
(class) freeze
6. activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
(synonym) military operation
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) combined operation
(derivation) manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre, operate
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
7. (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"
(hypernym) data processing
(hyponym) access, memory access
(classification) computer science, computing
8. process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine 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"
(synonym) functioning, performance
(hypernym) process
(derivation) function, work, operate, go, run
9. (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"
(synonym) mathematical process, mathematical operation
(hypernym) calculation, computation, computing
(hyponym) permutation
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
10. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
(synonym) process, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation
(hypernym) cognition, knowledge, noesis
(hyponym) basic cognitive process
(derivation) operate
(classification) psychology, psychological science
11. the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
(hypernym) activity
(derivation) operate, run
(classification) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Noun
1. 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"
(hypernym) business activity, commercial activity
(derivation) operate, run
2. 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"
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) rescue operation
3. 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"
(synonym) procedure
(hypernym) work
(derivation) function, work, operate, go, run
4. the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"
(hypernym) action, activity, activeness
(hyponym) commission
(derivation) engage, mesh, lock, operate
5. 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"
(synonym) surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
(hypernym) medical procedure
(hyponym) ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
(part-meronym) hemostasis, haemostasis, hemostasia, haemostasia
(derivation) operate on, operate
(classification) surgery
(class) freeze
6. activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
(synonym) military operation
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) combined operation
(derivation) manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre, operate
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
7. (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"
(hypernym) data processing
(hyponym) access, memory access
(classification) computer science, computing
8. process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine 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"
(synonym) functioning, performance
(hypernym) process
(derivation) function, work, operate, go, run
9. (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"
(synonym) mathematical process, mathematical operation
(hypernym) calculation, computation, computing
(hyponym) permutation
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
10. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
(synonym) process, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation
(hypernym) cognition, knowledge, noesis
(hyponym) basic cognitive process
(derivation) operate
(classification) psychology, psychological science
11. the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
(hypernym) activity
(derivation) operate, run
(classification) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
| hEnglish - advanced version |
operation
operation
\op`er*a"tion\ (?), n. [l. operatio: cf. f. opération.]
1. the act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral. the pain and sickness caused by manna are the effects of its operation on the stomach. speculative painting, without the assistance of manual operation, can never attain to perfection.
2. the method of working; mode of action.
3. that which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
4. effect produced; influence. [obs.] the bards had great operation on the vulgar.
5. (math.) something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.
6. (surg.) any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.
similar words(15)
threshold operation
rescue operation
logical operation
santa cruz operation
unary operation
cognitive operation
logic operation
intelligence operation
real-time operation
field of operation
distributive operation
reverse operation
operation code
in operation
simultaneous peripheral operation on-line
operation
\op`er*a"tion\ (?), n. [l. operatio: cf. f. opération.]
1. the act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral. the pain and sickness caused by manna are the effects of its operation on the stomach. speculative painting, without the assistance of manual operation, can never attain to perfection.
2. the method of working; mode of action.
3. that which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
4. effect produced; influence. [obs.] the bards had great operation on the vulgar.
5. (math.) something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.
6. (surg.) any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.
similar words(15)
threshold operation
rescue operation
logical operation
santa cruz operation
unary operation
cognitive operation
logic operation
intelligence operation
real-time operation
field of operation
distributive operation
reverse operation
operation code
in operation
simultaneous peripheral operation on-line
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Diliad
Diliad = n. operation
Diliad = n. operation
Ffeithiant
Ffeithiant = n. effectuation, operation
Gober
Gober = n. operation, deed
Gweithrediant
Gweithrediant = n. operation
Nafiad
Nafiad = n. an operation
Operation Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Telecommunication Standard Terms |
operation
1. The method, act, process, or effect of using a device or system. (188 ) 2. A well-defined action that, when applied to any permissible combination of known entities, produces a new entity, e.g. , the process of addition in arithmetic--in adding 5 and 3 to obtain 8, the numbers 5 and 3 are the operands, the number 8 is the result, and the plus sign is the operator indicating that the operation performed is addition. 3. A program step, usually specified by a part of an instruction word, that is undertaken or executed by a computer. Note: Examples of operations include addition, multiplication, extraction, comparison, shift, transfer.
1. The method, act, process, or effect of using a device or system. (188 ) 2. A well-defined action that, when applied to any permissible combination of known entities, produces a new entity, e.g. , the process of addition in arithmetic--in adding 5 and 3 to obtain 8, the numbers 5 and 3 are the operands, the number 8 is the result, and the plus sign is the operator indicating that the operation performed is addition. 3. A program step, usually specified by a part of an instruction word, that is undertaken or executed by a computer. Note: Examples of operations include addition, multiplication, extraction, comparison, shift, transfer.
| Abbreviation Airbus A340 |
OPS
Operation
Operation
| Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems |
Operation
A basic process that applies to an operand and yields a transform, e.g., the multiplication of two numbers, driving a nail with a hammer, baking. A transformation describes an operation, sometimes in terms of an algorithm. (Krippendorff )
A basic process that applies to an operand and yields a transform, e.g., the multiplication of two numbers, driving a nail with a hammer, baking. A transformation describes an operation, sometimes in terms of an algorithm. (Krippendorff )
Operation Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Manufacturing Terms |
Operation
a defined action, i.e., the act of obtaining a result from one or more work elements
a defined action, i.e., the act of obtaining a result from one or more work elements
Operation Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JDK Doc(JAVA) |
Operation
- class java.rmi.server..Operation
public class Operation extends Object
Tree:java.lang.Object - java.rmi.server.Operation
- class java.rmi.server..Operation
public class Operation extends Object
Tree:java.lang.Object - java.rmi.server.Operation
Operation(String)
- Constructor for class java.rmi.server.Operation
public Operation (String op)
Deprecated. no replacementCreates a new Operation object.Creates a new Operation object.Since: JDK1.1
operation()
- Method in class org.omg.CORBA.Request
public abstract String operation ()
Retrieves the name of the method to be invoked.Returns: the name of the method to be invoked
operation() *2
- Method in class org.omg.CORBA.ServerRequest
public String operation ()
Retrieves the name of the operation being invoked. According to OMG IDL's rules, these names must be unique among all operations supported by this object's "most-derived" interface. Note that the operation names for getting and setting attributes are _get_ and _set_
Operation Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Operation
el'toraya (math., etc.); sharushan (med.)
el'toraya (math., etc.); sharushan (med.)
| English - Klingon |
Operations Command
n. yo'SeH yaHnIv
n. yo'SeH yaHnIv
Operation Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Operation (medical)
The thumb of the right 'A'
hand is drawn straight down across the upright left palm or across the lower chest or stomach region.
The thumb of the right 'A'
| Learning, Performance and Training Definitions |
operation
A job or task consisting of one or more elements that is usually done essentially in one location.
A job or task consisting of one or more elements that is usually done essentially in one location.
| Phobia |
Apotemnophobia
Fear of persons with amputations
Fear of persons with amputations
Ergasiophobia
Fear of work or functioning
Fear of operating by Surgeon
Nosocomephobia
Fear of hospitals
Tomophobia
Fear of surgical operations
Operation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Operation
Operation may refer to:
- Scientific Operation.
- Surgery operation.
- An operation or operator in mathematics. See unary operation, binary operation, arity.
- In language, an operation is a word which represents a function (or instruction) rather than a term, or a name.
- In computer science, an operation is called an instruction.
- Military operation, a military action (usually in a military campaign) using deployed forces.
- Covert operation, a military or political action that is both clandestine and denied by the government undertaking the action.
- Sting operation, an operation designed to catch a person committing a crime by means of deception.
- Business operations, manufacturing operations, operations management.
- Operations Support Systems used in the telecommunications industry
- Operation of law, a legal term that indicates that a right or liability has been created for a part.
- Anomalous operation, in parapsychology, a term describing a broad category of purported paranormal effects.
- Musical operations such as transposition, inversion, multiplication, permutation, counterpoint.
- Operation (game), a battery-operated game of physical skill.
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