If a system is in operation, it is being used. Until the rail links are in operation, passengers can only travel through the tunnel by coach
The operation of an air switch is the method provided to perform its normal function, that of opening or closing
process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
A procedure that an object provides as a way to interact with it, possibly accessing its attributes Carried out when an object receives a corresponding request The set of all operations of an object collectively constitute the object's behavior An operation has both a signature and an implementation Synonyms: method (Smalltalk, Java), member function (C++)
The construct in an IDL interface that maps to a Java programming language method For example, an interface ball might support the operation bounce Operations may take parameters, return a result, or raise exceptions IDL operations can be oneway, in which case they cannot return results (return values or out arguments) or raise exceptions
the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"
-in manufacturing an operation is a step in the manufacturing process In more general terms, an operation is the combination of a physical facility and the processes that occur within that facility