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operating
adjective
: relating to the way a machine, vehicle, device, etc., functions or is used and controlled
: relating to the way a business, department, program, etc., functions or is controlled
Full Definition of OPERATING
: of, relating to, or used for or in operations <operating expenses> <a hospital operating room>
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First Known Use of OPERATING
1808
Related to OPERATING
- Synonyms
- alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, active, operational, operative, running, working
- Antonyms
- broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative
Rhymes with OPERATING
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operating
adjective op·er·at·ing \ˈäp-(ə-)ˌrāt-iŋ\
Medical Definition of OPERATING
: of, relating to, or used for operations <a hospital operating room> <operating scissors>
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