Definition of Operating procedure

1. Noun. A procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation.

Generic synonyms: Procedure, Process
Specialized synonyms: Sop, Standard Operating Procedure, Standard Procedure, Standing Operating Procedure

Lexicographical Neighbors of Operating Procedure

operating-room
operating-system
operating-theatre
operating budget
operating capability
operating capital
operating concept
operating cost
operating cycle
operating expense
operating expenses
operating instructions
operating loss
operating losses
operating microscope
operating procedure (current term)
operating room
operating room information systems
operating room nursing
operating room technicians
operating rooms
operating statement
operating surgeon
operating system
operating systems
operating table
operating theater
operating theatre
operating theatres
operating time

Literary usage of Operating procedure

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Adventure of Great Dimension: The Launching of the Chicago Assyrian by Erica Reiner (2002)
"It was laid out in Gelb's Standard operating procedure (SOP), a document that did not find favor with the other members of the Dictionary team. ..."

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