The difference between Operation and Procedure

When used as nouns, operation means the method by which a device performs its function, whereas procedure means a particular method for performing a task.

check bellow for the other definitions of Operation and Procedure

  1. Operation as a noun:

    The method by which a device performs its function.

    Examples:

    "It is dangerous to look at the beam of a [[laser]] while it is in operation."

  2. Operation as a noun:

    The method or practice by which actions are done.

  3. Operation as a noun:

    The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

  4. Operation as a noun:

    A planned undertaking.

    Examples:

    "The police ran an operation to get vagrants off the streets."

    "The ''Katrina'' relief operation was considered botched."

  5. Operation as a noun:

    A business or organization.

    Examples:

    "We run our operation from a storefront."

    "They run a multinational produce-supply operation."

  6. Operation as a noun (medicine):

    A surgical procedure.

    Examples:

    "She had an operation to remove her appendix."

  7. Operation as a noun (computing, logic, mathematics):

    a procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).

  8. Operation as a noun (military):

    A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)

  9. Operation as a noun (obsolete):

    Effect produced; influence.

  1. Procedure as a noun:

    A particular method for performing a task.

  2. Procedure as a noun:

    A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.

  3. Procedure as a noun (uncountable):

    The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.

    Examples:

    "Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information."

  4. Procedure as a noun:

    The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.

  5. Procedure as a noun (obsolete):

    That which results; issue; product.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  6. Procedure as a noun (computing):

    A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task.

  7. Procedure as a noun (medicine):

    A surgical operation.

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