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operational
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective operational has 4 senses
- operational(a = adj.pert) Array - pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions"
- operational(s = adj.all) functional, operable, usable, useable - 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"
- operational(a = adj.all) Array - (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations; Array Antonym: nonoperational
- operational(s = adj.all) in operation, operating - being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"
CIDE DICTIONARY
operational, adj.
- of or pertaining to operations; as, operational procedure. [WordNet 1.5]
- Fit or ready for service; available and in working condition; as, an operational aircraft. Opposite of
out-of-service . [WordNet 1.5] - of or intended for or involved in military operations. Opposite of
nonoperational . [WordNet 1.5] - In force; not expired or annulled; -- of rules or laws. [WordNet 1.5]"de facto apartheid still operational even in the `new' African nations" [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
operational, adj.
1 a of or used for operations. b engaged or involved in operations.
2 able or ready to function.
1 a of or used for operations. b engaged or involved in operations.
2 able or ready to function.
Idiom
operational research the application of scientific principles to business management, providing a quantitative basis for complex decisions.
Derivative
operationally adv.
THESAURUS
operational
acting, active, agential, agentival, agentive, at work, behavioral, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, functional, functioning, go, going, going on, in exercise, in force, in hand, in operation, in play, in practice, in process, in the works, inaction, managerial, manipulational, on foot, on the fire, ongoing, operating, operative, performing, practical, practicing, running, serving, working
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