operaatio — meaning in English

English meaning

• maneuver noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
• operation noun The way something works, or the act of making it work.

Senses

operaatio is used for these senses in English:

• maneuver (military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]
• operation (uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function.
• operation (countable, medicine) A surgical procedure.
• operation (computing, logic, mathematics, countable) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
• operation (military, countable) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm).

maneuver — full definition

1. noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
2. noun A clever or calculated action taken to gain advantage; a stratagem.
3. verb To move something carefully and skillfully into position, especially in a tight or difficult space.

operation — full definition

1. noun The way something works, or the act of making it work.
2. noun A planned activity or task, especially one carried out by a business, military, or organization.
3. noun A surgical procedure.
4. noun A mathematical procedure that produces a value from one or more inputs, such as addition.

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