In Operation

Definition: In Operation

In Operation

Adjective

1. 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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: In Operation

Action

Adjective: doing; Verb: acting; in action; in harness; on duty; in operation.

Agency

At work, on foot; acting; (doing); in operation, in force, in action, in play, in exercise; acted upon, wrought upon.

Use

Verb: use,.make use of, employ, put to use; put in action, put in operation, put in practice; set in motion, set to work.

Crosswords: In Operation

That keeps this thing in operation (Clockwork Creep; performing artist: 10CC)

The Bessemer Steel Converter in Operation (1902)

California Oil Wells in Operation (1901)

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Books

• Seven Days in January: With the 6th SS-Mountain Division in Operation NORDWIND (reference)

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Sigsbee sounding machine in operation on the Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BACHE during the oceanographic cruise of 1914. This was a joint C&GS / Fish Commission expedition in the western Atlantic. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 34. Universal current measuring device invented by Otto Petterson in 1904. This instrument was intended to measure current and temperature, as well as collect plankton. Left: in operation. Right: after measurement. This instrument was first tested in the Skagerrak and then in the Baltic Sea between 30 and 200 meters water depth. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

U.S. Army. General Hospital No. 21 : Unit in operation in France. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

"As the anti-submarine warfare carrier USS Essex (CVS-9) steamed toward a nine-day visit to Rotterdam, Holland, for the Christmas Holidays, crewmen formed the traditional Dutch equivalent of America's 'Merry Christmas' on the flight deck." "Essex, the oldest carrier still in operation, is deployed in the Eastern Atlantic as Flagship of Task Group 83.3. Through her visits to English, Dutch and German ports, 'The Fighten'est Ship in the Fleet' is giving our allies a chance to get a first-hand look at an example of America's naval strength." Photograph and caption were released by the ship's PIO under date of 29 December 1961. Destroyer in the middle background is USS Robinson (DD-562). Credit: NAVY.

Ensign William H. Cheatham stands bridge watch as Officer of the Deck, during a General Quarters drill, 13-26 May 1978. The ship was then taking part in Operation "Solid Shield 1978". Ensign Cheatham also serves as William V. Pratt's Naval Tactical Data System Maintenance Officer. Credit: NAVY.

Radar in operation in the second World War / Signal Corps photo. Credit: Library of Congress.

Banana conveyors in operation, New Orleans, La. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hoover and Mason hoists in operation, American Steel & Wire Co. [Company] Cleveland, O[hio]. Credit: Library of Congress.

Willard Perdew, old resident of Chaneysville, Pennsylvania, standing in front of 100 year-old grist mill that is still in operation. Credit: Library of Congress.

Bulldozer in operation on Nieman place. Lewis County, Washington. See general caption number 41. Credit: Library of Congress.

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The president of the convention transmitted it to Congress, with a resolution stating how the proposed Federal Government should be put in operation, and an explanatory letter. (reference)

Article 276 of Chapter IV shall remain in operation, with or without amendment, after the period of five years for such further period, if any, not exceeding five years, as may be determined by a majority of the Council of the League of Nations. (reference)

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Business

The information security systems from the U.S. are already in operation. (references)

Bulgaria has no toll-free calling in operation, either inward or outward. (references)

However, only 15 have been approved to date and of these only 10 are in operation. (references)

Civil Liberties

East Timor

UNTAET was organizing a new passenger ferry service, but the ferry was not in operation by year's end. (references)

Congo

At year's end, 10 radio stations were in operation in Kinshasa; 2 of the stations were state-owned and government-controlled. (references)

Kenya

Other TV stations in operation in Nairobi are Nation-TV, associated with the Nation newspaper group, and Family, a Christian-oriented broadcaster. (references)

Economic History

Sri Lanka

A free trade agreement between India and Sri Lanka is now in operation. (references)

Turkey

Construction on Zeytinburnu has been completed, and the port in operation. (references)

Lebanon

Lebanon has two free zones in operation, the Beirut port and the Tripoli port. (references)

Human Rights

Turkmenistan

The commission is subordinate to the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights under the President, which has been in operation since 1997. The institute's mandate is to support the democratization of the Government and society and to monitor the protection of human rights. (references)

Political Economy

SPAIN

While many restrictions that had been in operation in Spain before the transition have now been lifted, for certain products the new regulations impose additional import requirements. (references)

UKRAINE

As of 2001, there were eleven Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and nine priority investment territories (PIT) in operation, offering tax and import duty exemptions and other benefits to encourage investment and production of goods for export. (references)

Trade

Kenya

Kenya has 14 export processing zones; six are in operation. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

There are 15 commercial banks in operation in C�te d'Ivoire. (references)

Ghana

Foreign exchange bureaus (known as Forex bureaus) are in operation throughout Ghana. (references)

Travel

Costa Rica

Numerous eradication programs are presently in operation throughout Costa Rica. (references)

Taiwan

Several taxi services that can be booked over the telephone are also in operation. (references)

Taiwan

Taipei has five Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines, including the Tamshui, Nankang, Chungho, Mucha ad Hsintien, in operation with a combined track length of sixty-seven kilometers. (references)

Women

Poland

Police estimated that there are 770 agencies in operation, with an estimated 4,300 women working in them as prostitutes. (references)

Worker Rights

Togo

Many companies have EPZ status, and more than 30 are in operation. (references)

Ghana

There is legislation that authorizes export processing zones (EPZ's), and a few EPZ's are in operation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "in operation": be in operation. Additional references.

Danish

fastlaasning af stemplerne ved hjaelp af fjernstyring udgoer en sikker fremgangsmaade (adjacent control of chocks gives full safety in operation). (various references)

Dutch

in gebruik nemen (set going, set in operation, set to work, to put into service;to put into use;to put into working order state(1)), in dienst stellen (bring into service, cut-over, inauguration, set going, set in operation, set to work, to inaugurate, to put into operation, to put into service, to put into working order state), in dienst nemen (employ, hire). (various references)

Finnish

toimia (act, be in action, be in operation, function, go about a thing, operate, run, take action, work), olla toiminnassa (be in action, be in operation, be running), olla käynnissä (be in operation, be running). (various references)

French

mettre en service (put in service), mettre en marche (set in motion), manoeuvre des piles en toute sécurité grâce � la commande déportée (adjacent control of chocks gives full safety in operation), être en exploitation (be in operation). (various references)

German

in kraft sein (be in effect, be in force, be in operation, obtain, to be in force), in Gang setzen (activate, launch, prompt, put in motion, set in motion, to get something going, to launch, to put in train, to start up), in Bewegung setzen (be on the move, start moving), in Betrieb setzen (operate, start up, to put into operation), im betrieb sein (be in operation, operate), durchgeführt werden (be in operation, to be in progress), Betaetigung der Gespanne aus gesichertem Stand durch Nachbarsteuerung (adjacent control of chocks gives full safety in operation). (various references)

Italian

manovra delle pile in tutta sicurezza grazie al comando a distanza (adjacent control of chocks gives full safety in operation). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

現行 (current, present). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

�'�"�"う (black and yellow silk, copy, current, heaven and earth, manuscript, natural decrease, ore, present, speech and behaviour, the Mongol Invasion). (various references)

Manx

dy ve gobbragh (to be in operation), dy ve fo raad (to be in operation). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay operationay

Romanian

fi în vigoare (be in force, be in operation, obtain). (various references)

Russian 

во время работы. (various references)

Turkish

faal durumda, çalışır durumda. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"In Operation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inoperation. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: entropion, operation, prenotion, pronation.

-3 letters: anointer, antiporn, atropine, paintier, pointier, reanoint, triennia, troponin.

-4 letters: atropin, enation, entrain, epinaoi, inertia, intoner, operant, opinion, oration, painter, pannier, patroon, pertain, pinnate, pintano, pointer, pontine, portion, prenoon, pronate, pronota, protean, protein, repaint, ripieno, ternion, tinnier, tropine.

-5 letters: anoint, aroint, arpent, atoner, enrapt, enroot, entrap, eonian, inaner, innate, intern.

+2 letters: impersonation, interpolation, predomination, prenomination, preordination.

+3 letters: enantiomorphic, impersonations, interpolations, predominations, prenominations, preordinations, reapportioning.

+4 letters: enantiomorphism, intercomparison, interpopulation, introspectional, overopinionated, personalization, personification, prenotification, reincorporating, reincorporation.

+5 letters: enantiomorphisms, intercomparisons, nonproliferation, nonproprietaries, personalizations, personifications, preincorporation, prenotifications, pronounceability, reincorporations.