Operational

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  operational \operational\ adj.
     1. of or pertaining to operations; as, operational procedure.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Fit or ready for service; available and in working
        condition; as, an operational aircraft. Opposite of


        {out-of-service}.
  
     Syn: functional, usable, useable, in order(predicate), in
          working order(predicate), operable.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. (Mil.) of or intended for or involved in military
        operations. Opposite of {nonoperational}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. In force; not expired or annulled; -- of rules or laws.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
              de facto apartheid still operational even in the
              `new' African nations                 --Leslie
                                                    Marmon Silko
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  operational
       adj 1: pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a
              result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed
              their operational positions"
       2: fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still
          functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a
          bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft";
          "the dishwasher is now in working order" [syn: {functional},
           {usable}, {useable}, {in working order(p)}, {operable}]
       3: of or intended for or involved in military operations [ant:
          {nonoperational}]
       4: 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"
          [syn: {in operation(p)}, {operating(a)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "operational":
     acting, active, agential, agentival, agentive, at work, behavioral,
     effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, functional,
     functioning, go, going, going on, in exercise, in force, in hand,
     in operation, in play, in practice, in process, in the works,
     inaction, managerial, manipulational, on foot, on the fire,
     ongoing, operating, operative, performing, practical, practicing,
     running, serving, working