Princess Leia, before your execution, you will join me at a ceremony that will make this battle station operational. No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now.
A machine or piece of equipment that is operational is in use or is ready for use. The whole system will be fully operational by December 1995
Similar to LOW-LEVEL and the opposite of HIGH-LEVEL or STRATEGIC In government and police circles this is used to evade difficult questions or defend secrecy ('this is an operational matter on which we will not comment' (Added December 2002)
The construction, maintenance and day-to-day activities, associated with beach management
fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"
of or intended for or involved in military operations pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions
A level of military operations which falls between tactical and strategic For instance, the conduct of a single campaign might be considered Operational
Operational factors or problems relate to the working of a system, device, or plan. The nuclear industry was required to prove that every operational and safety aspect had been fully researched. + operationally op·era·tion·al·ly The device had been used operationally some months previously