Operation

The manner in which a window unit opens, closes, locks, or functions; e.g., casement, double-hung, etc. If non-operable, a window unit (such as a side light) is identified as "fixed."

(1) The intentional changing of an object in any of its physical or chemical characteristics. (2) The assembly or disassembly of parts or objects. (3) The preparation of an object for another operation, transportation, inspection, or storage. (4) Planning, calculating, or the giving or receiving of information. (5) Military action using deployed forces. 6 (6) A military action or the carrying out of a strategic, tactical, service, training, or administrative military mission; the process of carrying on combat, including movement, supply, attack, defense, and maneuvers needed to gain the objectives of any battle or campaign.

An API function. Also called an action.

1. The method, act, process, or effect of using a device or system. 2. A well-defined action that, when applied to any permissible combination of known entities, produces a new entity, e.g. , the process of addition in arithmetic--in adding 5 and 3 to obtain 8, the numbers 5 and 3 are the operands, the number 8 is the result, and the plus sign is the operator indicating that the operation performed is addition. 3. A program step, usually specified by a part of an instruction word, that is undertaken or executed by a computer. Note: Examples of operations include addition, multiplication, extraction, comparison, shift, transfer. 4. The process of using a Target of Evaluation [ITSEC].