What does operating mean?
Definitions for operating
op·er·at·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word operating.
Princeton's WordNet
operatingadjective
involved in a kind of operation
"the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"
operational, in operation(p), operating(a)adjective
being in effect or operation
"de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"
Wiktionary
operatingadjective
in operation
operatingadjective
that operates
operatingadjective
involved in an operation
ChatGPT
operating
Operating refers to the actions or processes involved in managing, controlling, or putting into use and action a particular system, machinery, business or organization. It also refers to any activities undertaken to maintain and ensure the smooth function of an operating system or environment.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'operating' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3210
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'operating' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4038
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'operating' in Nouns Frequency: #1371
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Anagrams for operating »
pignorate
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of operating in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of operating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of operating in a Sentence
We do not expect this decision to have an impact on our Venezuelan or South American operating results, nor do we believe it will affect our 2015 free cash flows.
I'm more restricted, ironically, as President of the United States than I will be as a private citizen in terms of some of the hands-on direct help I want to do, partly because of schedule and partly because of making sure that in my relationship to Kenya, I'm understood to be operating as the President of the United States.
Fifty patients were seen in the ER today because of the storm, we are operating on generator power. Columbia is completely out of power.
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis:
Many people ask me: Why don't you conclude the deal? there is nothing more that we, who are taking part in this negotiation for four months now, night and day, want more. To conclude this deal and start operating like a normal country.
I believe these changes will enhance the overall quality of disclosure in registration statements of offshore issuers that have affiliations with China-based operating companies.
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