"operations" meaning in English

See operations in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənz/ [General-American], /ˌɒpəˈɹeɪʃənz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-operations.ogg
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  1. plural of operation Tags: form-of, plural Form of: operation
    Sense id: en-operations-en-noun-VK3nOW59

Noun

IPA: /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənz/ [General-American], /ˌɒpəˈɹeɪʃənz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-operations.ogg Forms: in construction [singular]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} operations
  1. Any practically minded combination of business administration, management science, operations research, systems engineering, and industrial engineering. Tags: often, plural, plural-only
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  2. The department or interdepartmental team within a company that works on optimizing the company's execution of such things. Tags: often, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-operations-en-noun-Nq3CHn6J

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