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opération — [ ɔperasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe « ouvrage, travail »; lat. operatio 1 ♦ Action d un pouvoir, d une fonction, d un organe qui produit un effet selon sa nature. Les opérations de la digestion. « La mémoire est nécessaire pour toutes les opérations de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
operation — op‧e‧ra‧tion [ˌɒpəˈreɪʆn ǁ ˌɑː ] noun 1. [uncountable] the way the parts of a machine, system etc work together, or the process of making a machine, system etc work: • the design and operation of specialized equipment 2. in/into operation… … Financial and business terms
Operation Ke — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II … Wikipedia
Operation 40 — was a Central Intelligence Agency sponsored undercover operation in the early 1960s, which was active in the United States and the Caribbean (including Cuba), Central America, and Mexico. It was created by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in March… … Wikipedia
Operation MO — Teil von: Zweiter Weltkrieg, Pazifikkrieg … Deutsch Wikipedia
Operation — may refer to: Scientific operation Surgery, or operation An operation in mathematics: Unary operation Binary operation Arity In language, an operation is a word which represents a function (or instruction), rather than a term or name In computer… … Wikipedia
Operation Mo — Map showing the movements of the Port Moresby invasion force, and the plan for the force s landing at Port Moresby Planned … Wikipedia
Operation — (von lateinisch operatio, „die Verrichtung“) bezeichnet: Operation (Medizin), in der Medizin einen chirurgischen Eingriff in den Organismus Operation (Informatik), in der EDV einen durch einen Befehl ausgelösten Programmschritt Operation (UML),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Operation RY — Map of the Coral Sea area with Nauru and Ocean (Banaba) islands in the top right corner. Planned April 1942 Objective Occupation of … Wikipedia
Operation FB — was part of the Arctic Convoys of World War II. This operation consisted of independent sailings by unescorted transport ships between Iceland and Murmansk in the Autumn of 1942. Contents 1 Background 2 Operation FB 3 Independent sailings … Wikipedia
Operation K — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II Approximate route of Operation K … Wikipedia
