operationalization
- noun
- /ˌɒpəˌreɪʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
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implementación
- That's the operationalization of this idea, this construct using scientific jargon.
Examples
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The operationalization of the new safety measures is essential for ensuring the team's success during the project.
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Data collected by case managers were uniform across all programs, including the data fields, operationalization of variables, and data reporting software used.
Academic text (2001) -
The ideology is operationalized through the administrative structures, and as the technology becomes part of its operationalization, both the technology and the administrative structures become part of the ideology.
Academic text (2003) -
Effective operationalization of the marketing plan helped the company increase its sales by 30% in just six months.
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During the meeting, we discussed the operationalization of our strategic goals and the steps needed to achieve them.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
operationalization = operational (semi-transparent) = operate + ional + ization
The noun is formed regularly from the adjective 'operational' with the process suffix '-ization', so the meaning 'the process of making operational' is directly recoverable.
Etymology
Operationalization comes from the Latin verb operari 'to work' and the English words operate and operation, which mean 'to make something work'. That's why operationalization often means 'putting a plan or system into use' — making it ready to work.