operating
operating Lexical Profile
operating Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to the routine functioning, management, or ongoing financial expenses of a business, machine, or system.
"The company managed to reduce its quarterly operating expenses by upgrading to energy-efficient equipment."
Currently in active use, working order, or effect.
"Only two of the four elevators in the building are currently operating."
Used for or relating to the performance of medical surgery.
"The surgical team prepared the operating theater for the morning procedure."
• verb
To control the functioning of a machine, process, or system.
"Technicians are operating the printing presses around the clock to meet the deadline."
To function, work, or conduct business activities in a specified manner or location.
"The nonprofit organization has been operating in several developing countries for over a decade."
To perform a surgical procedure on a patient.
"The chief neurosurgeon is operating on the patient right now."
• noun
The act or process of controlling a machine, managing a business, or performing a surgical procedure.
"Safe operating of heavy machinery requires specialized training and certification."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an adjective, 'operating' refers to ongoing processes, management costs, or surgical contexts (e.g., 'operating budget', 'operating room'), whereas 'operational' indicates that a system or organization is ready for use or currently functioning properly.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'operate', which derives from the Latin 'operatus', the past participle of 'operari' meaning 'to work or labor', from 'opus' ('work').