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    op·er·a·tive
    [ˈäp(ə)rədiv]
    adjective
    operative (adjective)
    1. functioning or having effect:
      "the transmitter is operative" · "the mining ban would remain operative"
      • (of a word) having the most relevance or significance in a phrase or sentence:
        "a young man, and the operative word is young, should go into the armed services at around seventeen"
    2. relating to surgery:
      "they had wounds needing operative treatment"
    noun
    operative (noun) · operatives (plural noun)
    1. a worker, especially a skilled one in a manufacturing industry.
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        a private detective or secret agent.
    Origin
    late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labor’, from the verb operari (see operate).
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    adjective
    1. functioning or having effect:
      in force
      effective
      in effect
      valid
      functioning
      working
      running
      up and running
      in action
      going
      operational
      workable
      serviceable
      functional
      usable
      viable
      in operation
      in use
      in working order/condition
      Opposite:
      invalid
      out of order
    noun
    1. a worker, especially a skilled one in a manufacturing industry.
      machinist
      (machine) operator
      mechanic
      engineer
      driver
      worker
      workman
      artisan
      craftsman
      craftswoman
      (factory) hand
      blue-collar worker
      machine minder
     
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    What does it mean if a system is operative?A system or service that is operative is working or having an effect. The commercial telephone service was no longer operative. An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands. In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen.

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    How many meanings does the word operative have?There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word operative, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word operative? How is the word operative pronounced? Where does the word operative come from? opératif operativus

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