operation

Meanings

• the state of being in effect or being operative
  • "that rule is no longer in operation"
• 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"
• 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"
• activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
  • "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
• 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"
• 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"
• process or manner of functioning or operating
  • "the power of its engine determines its operation"
  • "the plane's operation in high winds"
• (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
  • "the cognitive operation of remembering"
• (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
  • "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"

Synonyms

cognitive operation, cognitive process, functioning, mathematical operation, mathematical process, mental process, military operation, performance, procedure, process, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process