operation
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Synonyms for operation
undertaking
business
surgery
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- surgery
- surgical operation
- surgical intervention
- oper8n
performance
effect
Synonyms for operation
the way in which a machine or other thing performs or functions
the act of putting into play
Synonyms for operation
the state of being in effect or being operative
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a business especially one run on a large scale
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a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
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(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
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- memory access
- access
- computer science
- computing
- asynchronous operation
- auxiliary operation
- off-line operation
- binary arithmetic operation
- binary operation
- boolean operation
- computer operation
- machine operation
- concurrent operation
- control function
- control operation
- data processing
- dyadic operation
- fixed-cycle operation
- logic operation
- logical operation
- monadic operation
- unary operation
- multiplex operation
- parallel operation
- simultaneous operation
- printing operation
- lookup
- search
- consecutive operation
- sequential operation
- serial operation
- sorting
- sort
- synchronous operation
- threshold operation
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
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- activity
- combined operation
- maneuver
- simulated military operation
- manoeuvre
- military campaign
- campaign
- naval campaign
- military mission
- mission
- reinforcement
- reenforcement
- support
- attack
- onrush
- onset
- onslaught
- offence
- offensive
- offense
- peacekeeping
- peacekeeping mission
- peacekeeping operation
- amphibious operation
- information gathering
- psychological operation
- psyop
- covert operation
- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
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- catheterisation
- catheterization
- ablation
- cutting out
- extirpation
- excision
- amputation
- angioplasty
- arthroplasty
- arthroscopy
- brain surgery
- castration
- cauterisation
- cauterization
- cautery
- chemosurgery
- craniotomy
- cryosurgery
- curettage
- curettement
- debridement
- decortication
- D and C
- dilatation and curettage
- dilation and curettage
- electrosurgery
- enterostomy
- enterotomy
- enucleation
- wrong-site surgery
- evisceration
- exenteration
- eye operation
- eye surgery
- fenestration
- gastrectomy
- gastroenterostomy
- gastrostomy
- heart surgery
- haemorrhoidectomy
- hemorrhoidectomy
- haemostasia
- haemostasis
- hemostasia
- hemostasis
- hysterotomy
- implantation
- surgical incision
- incision
- section
- intestinal bypass
- jejunostomy
- major surgery
- microsurgery
- minor surgery
- myotomy
- myringectomy
- myringoplasty
- myringotomy
- neurosurgery
- orchiopexy
- osteotomy
- ostomy
- palatopharyngoplasty
- PPP
- UPPP
- uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- phlebectomy
- photocoagulation
- anaplasty
- plastic surgery
- reconstructive surgery
- polypectomy
- resection
- rhinotomy
- rhizotomy
- sex-change operation
- transsexual surgery
- purse-string operation
- Shirodkar's operation
- sterilisation
- sterilization
- strabotomy
- taxis
- tracheostomy
- tracheotomy
- organ transplant
- transplantation
- transplant
- trephination
- tympanoplasty
- uranoplasty
- suturing
- vasovasostomy
- vivisection
- medical procedure
- surgery
- freeze
- suction
- decorticate
- ablate
- hypophysectomise
- hypophysectomize
- trepan