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 |
badminton equipment | equipment for playing the game of badminton |
baseball equipment | equipment used in playing baseball |
basketball equipment | sports equipment used in playing basketball |
bowling equipment | equipment used in bowling |
boxing equipment | equipment used in boxing |
cleaning implement cleaning device cleaning equipment | any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
communication system communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
cricket equipment | sports equipment used in playing cricket |
croquet equipment | sports equipment used in playing croquet |
electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) |
equipment | an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service |
game equipment | equipment or apparatus used in playing a game |
golf equipment | sports equipment used in playing golf |
naval equipment | equipment for a navy |
off-line equipment auxiliary equipment | electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit |
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 |
photographic equipment | equipment used by a photographer |
radiotherapy equipment | equipment used to treat diseases with xays or radioactivity |
recorder recording equipment recording machine | equipment for making records |
rescue equipment | equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency |
robotics equipment | equipment used in robotics |
sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport |
telecommunication system telecom system telecommunication equipment telecom equipment | a communication system for communicating at a distance |
television equipment video equipment | electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound |
test equipment | equipment required to perform a test |
operating capability performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
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 |
damage equipment casualty | loss of military equipment |
breakdown equipment failure | a cessation of normal operation, there was a power breakdown |
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 |
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 |
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 |