| operating procedure | a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation |
standing operating procedure
standard operating procedure
SOP
standard procedure | a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely, rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries |
| operating microscope | binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery) |
operating room
OR
operating theater
operating theatre
surgery | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations, great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic |
| operating table | table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation |
high pitch
high frequency | a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches |
low pitch
low frequency | a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches |
| frequency response | (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency |
audio
audio frequency | an audible acoustic wave frequency |
| radio frequency | an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared |
infrared
infrared frequency | the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range, they could sense radiation in the infrared |
extremely low frequency
ELF | below kilohertz |
very low frequency
VLF | tokilohertz |
| low frequency LF | to kilohertz |
medium frequency
MF | to kilohertz |
| high frequency HF | tomegahertz |
very high frequency
VHF | to megahertz |
ultrahigh frequency
UHF | to megahertz |
superhigh frequency
SHF | togigahertz |
extremely high frequency
EHF | to gigahertz |
operating capability
performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
fundamental
fundamental frequency
first harmonic | the lowest tone of a harmonic series |
| frequency distribution | a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable |
frequency band
waveband | a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) |
frequency modulation
FM | modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave |
instruction manual
instructions
book of instructions
operating instructions | a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it |
operating system
OS | (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services |
DOS
disk operating system | an operating system that is on a disk |
MS-DOS
Microsoft disk operating system | an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers |
UNIX
UNIX system
UNIX operating system | trademark for a powerful operating system |
chief executive officer
CEO
chief operating officer | the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm, reports to a board of directors, may appoint other managers (including a president) |
surgeon
operating surgeon
sawbones | a physician who specializes in surgery |
radio spectrum
radio-frequency spectrum | the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications, includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television |
operating expense
operating cost
overhead
budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
| operating capital | capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements |
income statement
earnings report
operating statement
profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
| operating budget | a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements |
frequency
absolute frequency | the number of observations in a given statistical category |
frequency
relative frequency | the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations |
frequency
frequence
oftenness | the number of occurrences within a given time period, the frequency of modulation wascycles per second, the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older |
| sampling frequency | (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal |
| Nyquist frequency | (telecommunication) twice the maximum frequency occurring in the transmitted signal |
operational
in operation(p) operating(a) | 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 |
| operating | involved in a kind of operation, the operating conditions of the oxidation pond |