operating

op·er·ate

O0093100 (ŏp′ə-rāt′)v. op·er·at·ed, op·er·at·ing, op·er·ates v.intr.1. To perform a function; work: The motor operates smoothly.2. To perform surgery.3. a. To exert an influence: forces operating on the economy.b. To produce a desired or proper effect: a drug that operates quickly.4. To carry on a military or naval action or campaign.5. Informal To conduct business in an irregular or devious manner: drug dealers operating in residential and urban areas.v.tr.1. To control the functioning of; run: operate a sewing machine.2. To conduct the affairs of; manage: operate a business.3. To supply with power: a car that is operated by electricity.

[Latin operārī, operāt-, to work; see op- in Indo-European roots.]

operating

(ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ) adjinvolved in the operations of a businessinvolved in surgical operations

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	operating - involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"
	2.	operating - being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"in operation, operationaloperative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"

operating

adjectiveIn action or full operation:active, alive, functioning, going, operative, running, working.

Translations

operandooperanteoperativooperatorio

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adj in action or full operation

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adj being in effect or operation

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