operating
adjective
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Synonyms
active, alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, operational, operative, running, working
Antonyms
broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative
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operating
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of operating
: relating to the way a machine, vehicle, device, etc., functions or is used and controlled
: relating to the way a business, department, program, etc., functions or is controlled
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