operating

Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense).

Adjective

  1. In operation; that operates.
    • Don't touch the operating machinery.

    Antonyms: non-operating nonoperating

  2. Involved in an operation.
    • The team arbitrarily chose that one operating frame of reference which we all use today.

Derived

non-operating nonoperating operating concept preoperating unoperating

Noun

  1. Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense).
    • Sure, academic medicine is fascinating — but operating is the reason I became a surgeon.
    • Operating on conscious patients involves some additional considerations.

    Synonyms: operation

Related

chief operating officer freight operating company net operating income net operating loss operating cycle operating room table OR train operating company

Derived

operating cost operating depth operating expenditure operating expense operating income operating leverage operating loss operating room operating-room operating system operating table operating theatre operating time self-operating standard operating procedure

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of operate