the state of being in effect or being operative

a business especially one run on a large scale

an organized activity involving multiple people doing various things to achieve a common goal

activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

process or manner of functioning or operating