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noun

1. The way in which a machine or other thing performs or functions: behavior, functioning, performance, reaction, working (often used in plural). See action/inaction, machine.
2. The act of putting into play: application, employment, exercise, exertion, implementation, play, usage, use, utilization. See used/unused.

n

Definition: movement, working
Antonyms: idleness, inaction, inutility, uselessness

n. 1. a piece of organized and concerted activity involving a number of people, especially members of the armed forces or the police: a rescue operation | military operations.

2. Operation preceding a code name for such an activity: Operation Desert Storm. For entries beginning with Operation, please see the second part of the name.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

An operation on a set S is a function associating some number of elements of S with a resulting element. If the resulting element is also always in S, then S is closed under the operation. An n-ary (unary, binary etc.) operation associates n elements of S with the resulting element. A polyadic operation can take sets of different sizes as arguments.

(DOD) 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.

sign description: The O-hand is done back and forth over the opposite horizontal arm.

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Quotes:

"A minor operation is one that is done on someone else" - Dr. Richard Selzer

1. any action performed with instruments or by the hands of a surgeon; a surgical procedure.
2. an agricultural, farming undertaking, e.g. cow–calf operation; an enterprise.
3. any effect produced by a therapeutic agent. For specific operations, see the specific name, such as Caslick operation.

• cosmetic o. — one intended to remove or correct a deformity in an esthetically acceptable manner.
• covered o. — one performed without exposing the part to the external air or to the possibility of confined tissues or organs escaping, e.g. covered castration.
• exploratory o. — incision into the body for determination of the cause of otherwise unexplainable symptoms.
• flap o. — any operation involving the raising of a flap of tissue.
• radical o. — one involving extensive resection of tissues for the complete extirpation of disease.

n

1. any surgical procedure. n 2. the action of a drug or other remedy. n 3. an act or series of acts performed on the body of a patient for relief or cure.

For a list of words related to operation, see:

• Procedures - operation: any surgical procedure
• Types and Techniques of Warfare - operation: military action; combat, attack, defense, or maneuver

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - operation, indgreb, virksomhed, funktion, gang, proces, betjening, drift

idioms:

• come into operation    træde i funktion, påbegynde driften, træde i kraft

Nederlands (Dutch)
operatie (medisch/ militair), ingreep, bediening, besturing, bewerking, handeling

Français (French)
n. - fonctionnement, (Méd) opération, utilisation, exploitation, mise en vigueur, man¯uvres (de l'armée, de la police), (Comput) opération, activités, affaire, (Fin) opération

idioms:

• come into operation    entrer en vigueur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Operation, Bedienung, Betrieb, Einsatz, Arbeitsweise

idioms:

• come into operation    in Kraft treten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λειτουργία, εργασία, ισχύς, χειρισμός, εγχείρημα, επιχείρηση, (ιατρ.) εγχείρηση, χειρουργική επέμβαση, (μαθημ.) (αριθμητική) πράξη, στρατιωτική επιχείρηση

idioms:

• come into operation    μπαίνω/τίθεμαι σε λειτουργία ή ισχύ

Italiano (Italian)
operazione, intervento, manovra

idioms:

• come into operation    entrare in vigore, diventare operativo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - operação (f)

idioms:

• come into operation    entrar em operação

Русский (Russian)
операция, действие

idioms:

• come into operation    войти в строй

Español (Spanish)
n. - operación, funcionamiento, actividad, intervención quirúrgica, manejo, aplicación

idioms:

• come into operation    entrar en vigor, empezar a funcionar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - verksamhet, verkan, funktion, operation, ingrepp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
操作, 经营, 运转, 营运, 手术

idioms:

• come into operation    开始运转, 实行, 施行, 生效

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 操作, 經營, 運轉, 營運, 手術

idioms:

• come into operation    開始運轉, 實行, 施行, 生效

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작용, 운전, 실시, 사업

idioms:

• come into operation    움직이기 시작하다, 실시되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 運転, 操作, 工作, 施行, はたらき, 作用, 効力, 売買, 計画, 事業, 作戦, 運算, 運営, 演算

idioms:

• come into operation    運転を始める, 実施される

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمليه, عمليه جراحيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ניתוח, מבצע (צבאי), תפעול, פעולה‬

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