operational

adjective

op·er·a·tion·al | \ ˌä-pə-ˈrā-shnəl

, -shə-nᵊl\

Definition of operational

1 : of or relating to operation or to an operation the operational gap between planning and production

2 : of, relating to, or based on operations

3a : of, engaged in, or connected with execution of military or naval operations in campaign or battle

b : ready for or in condition to undertake a destined function

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Examples of operational in a Sentence

The new airport should be fully operational by next year. The computer network is now operational.

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The Idaho Central Credit Union said its ATMs stopped working Thursday, but were operational Friday. — Sarah Krouse, WSJ, "FCC Probes Nationwide CenturyLink Outage, Cites 911 Service Disruption," 28 Dec. 2018 One project is linked to noise-level concerns some residents have expressed over the past year when the Next Generation Air Transportation System, better known as NextGen, became operational at Hollywood Burbank. — Anthony Clark Carpio, latimes.com, "Hollywood Burbank Airport plays it safe with next fiscal year budget," 20 June 2018 These services are expensive to build, test, and harden in real-world conditions, but once operational, are relatively inexpensive to scale to more games and more users. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Epic opens Fortnite’s cross-platform services for free to other devs," 12 Dec. 2018 At present, 30 of these ventures are operational, and La Cocina’s efforts mirror, in a sense, what Dillon is trying to do at The Wing. — Noor Brara, Vogue, "How The Wing's New San Francisco Outpost Is Showcasing the Bay Area's Diverse Culinary Talent," 9 Oct. 2018 Charter One, which Way formed last year with two other former ALA executives and their attorney, receives at least $750 per student to provide American Leadership Academy with development, operational, academic and financial services. — Craig Harris, azcentral, "Arizona charter school founder makes millions building his own schools," 11 July 2018 The first three legs were firmly in place and fully operational, but the pièce de résistance would be a Sinclair group of more than 200 stations in cities nationwide. — David Zurawik, baltimoresun.com, "Trump tweets away what's left of Sinclair's credibility," 2 Apr. 2018 The new KU Health facility, when operational, will replace the adult inpatient units on the hospital's main campus and Prairie Ridge Campus. — Andy Marso And Allison Kite, kansascity, "KU Health plans mental health facility at former EPA building in downtown KCK | The Kansas City Star," 21 Mar. 2018 Every official greeted and each posy of flowers presented is meticulously scheduled in advance, carefully typed into detailed operational notes carried by palace aides. — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, "Why Duchess Meghan Shared Touching Messages with Vulnerable Women During Bristol Visit," 1 Feb. 2019

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