ETYM Latin functio, from fungi to perform, execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. French fonction. Related to Defunct.
1. What something is used for; SYN. purpose, role, use.
2. A relation such that one thing is dependent on another.
3. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; SYN. office, part, role.
4. A mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set; SYN. mathematical function.
5. A formal or official social gathering or ceremony. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin operatio: cf. French opération.
1. A process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; SYN. procedure.
2. An act or process or manner of functioning or operating:; SYN. functioning, performance.
3. The state of being in effect or being operative.
4. A therapeutic procedure with instruments to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; SYN. surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgery.
5. A business especially one run on a large scale; they paid taxes on every stage of the operatiothey had to consolidate their operationsthe biggest police operation in French historrunning a restaurant is quite an operatioconsolidate the companies various operationsit was a joint operation of the navy and air forceit can perform millions of operations per second. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. us use, usage, Latin usus, from uti, p. p. usus, to use. Related to Use.
(Homonym: ewes [pl. of ewe], yews [pl. of yew]).
1. The act of using; SYN. usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise.
2. A particular service.
3. The exercise of a right to benefits; SYN. enjoyment.