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operation
noun
(
plural:
operations)
the method by which a device performs its function. (
It is dangerous to look at the beam of a laser while it is in .
)
the method or practice by which actions are done. (
We run our from a storefront.
)
(
medicine
) a surgical procedure. (
She had an to remove her appendix.
)
(
mathematics
) a procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands; the value for any particular operands is unique)
(
military
) a military campaign (
w:Operation Desert Storm
)
Translations:
Dutch: operatie
French: opération
(fr)
f
German: Operation
(de)
f
Italian: operazione
(it)
f
Spanish: operación
Etymology:
:from Latin
operari
,
to work
, from
opus, operis
,
work
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