operate
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
to act; to function; to manage; to use; to activate; to perform surgeryPart of speech:
VerbSurgeons operate in operating theatres.
A wireless network card operates virtually the same as a standard one, except that it operates wirelessly instead of using network cables.
American bankers for decades operated by the 3-6-3 rule; they could afford to be that precise because federal and state laws set the strict rules by which they operated and protected them from competitors, and the power and prestige of bankers remained as secure as their vaults, while profits were steady and certain.
The navigator's admance in what he saw was verified when the investigator realized the RAF had been operating on Greenwich Mean Time, while Miller's plane was operating on local time. His plane would have been directly underneaththeRAF when all of the bombs were jettisoned.
Historically, audit firms have developed internal quality control systems based on their domestic operations; however, as clients of audit firms have shifted their focus to global operations, audit firms have followed suite and now operate on a world-wide basis.