Dictionary Check: operation
"operation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
13
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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"
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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