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operational

operational

56 4.3
About the practical running of a system or process
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃənl/
translation icon : operativo
  • The new software is now fully operational, allowing the team to improve efficiency.
  • operational definition
  • operational procedures
  • operational efficiency

Like, this is the game of making it operational, right?

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Examples

  • But no sooner did the system become operational than observers began to worry about its collapse.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The boat will come to full operational status.

  • And so for me, every operational decision runs through me.

  • So the operational side of things was interesting.

  • Actually, it's the rest of my operational budget.

  • I have operational knowledge of what we're up to out here.

  • We can operate in any environment and any operational condition.

  • All operational personnel to the floor!

  • So we, you know, operational excellence is one of our four key principles at Amazon.

  • So Tech Vents helps Heavy Industries to improve operational efficiency and work safety while reducing their costs.

Synonyms

operating
vsoperational
3.9

Working or being used now

is about being connected with practical functioning rather than current use

Antonyms

133 6.3

Relating to ideas and basic rules rather than practical use

Compounds

operational casualty
  • Specialized
8.8

Damage or loss of military equipment during field operations

operational cell
  • Literature
8.1

A small secret group that plans and carries out attacks for a terrorist group

operational damage
  • Specialized
6.6

Harm to military equipment like tanks during fighting or missions, not from accidents

operational analysis
  • Specialized
7.8

A math method that turns hard equations into simpler algebra problems

operational calculus
  • Specialized
9.5

A method that turns differential equations into algebra equations to make them easier to solve

How Practical

hands-on
92 3.9
operational
56 4.3
practical
507 2.6

Surface Forms

operational positive

Morphology

operational = operation (transparent) = operation + al

Clear adjective formation from 'operation' + '-al' meaning 'relating to operation'.

Etymology

Operational is linked to operation and operate, words built around the idea of 'work' or 'running'. That's why operational often describes the practical way a system or process actually works.