operating
Americanadjective
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used or engaged in performing operations.
an operating surgeon.
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of, for, or pertaining to operations.
an operating budget.
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of or relating to the proper operation of a machine, appliance, etc..
a manual of operating instructions.
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Railroads. of, pertaining, or belonging to railroad workers, as engineers or firemen, who are directly engaged in the mechanical operation of trains.
an operating union.
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My daughter and I have adopted certain basic operating principles that serve us well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
“Culver City is the future of AI and filmmaking,” Caroline Ingeborn, Luma AI’s chief operating officer, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The accounts also showed that operating costs rose to £200.8m, compared with £147.9m in the previous financial year.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
They are tasked in particular with operating Chinese-made CH-4 drones that regularly strike M23 positions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Finally he got permission to set up his movie equipment in an operating room.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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