operation

Definitions

General English

• noun an organised action to achieve a specific goal
• noun a treatment when a surgeon cuts open the body

General Science

• noun an action or set of actions taken to make something work
• noun an organised activity designed to achieve something

Accounting

• noun an activity or a piece of work, or the task of running something

Aviation

• noun the process of making something work

Computing

• noun the working of a machine
• noun a series of actions performed by a computer in response to an instruction
• noun a mathematical process, e.g. subtraction

Electronics

• The act, process, or state of functioning or being functional. Also, the manner in which something functions.
• One or more steps within a specific task or process. Also, a complete sequence within a task or process.
• The action or actions resulting from a single computer instruction.
• A function which a logical operator performs. Also called logical operation.

Medical

• noun the way in which something operates
• noun a surgical procedure carried out to repair or remove a damaged body part
• noun the way in which a drug acts

Military

• noun a planned military task

Publishing

• noun the organisation and work in a business

Nearby Definitions of “operation”

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• one-word idiom
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• open
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• operation
• opportunity cost
• opposition
• option
• OR
• orbit

Contexts for “operation”

18 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Accounting
• Aviation
• Computing
• Electronics
• Medical
• Military
• Publishing