Dictionary Check: operation

"operation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

noun

the state of being in effect or being operative

Example: "that rule is no longer in operation"
noun

a business especially one run on a large scale

Example: "a large-scale farming operation"
noun

a planned activity involving many people performing various actions

Example: "they organized a rescue operation"
noun

(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

Example: "it can perform millions of operations per second"
noun

activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

Example: "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
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noun

a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

Example: "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"

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