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operator - technical definition
- Someone who operates something, such as a machine. A telephone operator, for example, originally operated a switchboard, which at one time was thought to be a highly complex machine. A contemporary operator mans a PBX console or perhaps a complex traffic service position system (TSPS) console.
- A mathematical symbol or term that performs or describes an operation or process. Examples include multiplication, addition, and subtraction signs.
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