operational support

collocation in English

meaningsofoperationalandsupport

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operational
adjective
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən.əl/
relating to a ...
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support
noun
uk
/səˈpɔːt/us
/səˈpɔːrt/
agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group, ...
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(Definition ofoperationalandsupportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This includes theoperationalsupportsystems, databases and applications which support tasks and the people who operate these systems.
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Operationalsupport, which includes functions such as revenue protection, and the provision and maintenance of shelters, accounted for a further £14 million.
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The future composition and deployment of theoperationalsupportunit is under review.
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The principal function under debate today is theoperationalsupportof ships.
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Market testing will discover whether savings can be achieved while maintaining the level of peace time andoperationalsupportrequired.
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This computer system is designed to provideoperationalsupportby giving police over the whole country access to central records within a matter of minutes.
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There are also five operational engineering division laboratories, which provide directoperationalsupporton generation and transmission.
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There has to be an assessment of the shortcomings in all other ways possible, such as providing financial andoperationalsupport.
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Operationalsupportdemands are increasingly sophisticated and expensive.
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Supporting the main bases are a number ofoperationalsupportfacilities, which brings the total number of bases and facilities to 64.
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Officers may be moved between operational andoperationalsupportduties without notice.
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But the drift intooperationalsupportconcerns me, as does the unclear nature of the definition of "serious crime".
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Achieving all that must enhance, and not undermine,operationalsupportduring the transition process.
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That, and the provision of property warrants in support of those activities, suggests that we are talking about a degree ofoperationalsupportas well as analysis.
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That includes traffic andoperationalsupportdivisions.
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It providesoperationalsupportairlift for government officials.
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Atef providedoperationalsupportfor the plot, including target selections and helping arrange travel for the hijackers.
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Core competencies include systems engineering, systems integration, design and development of custom hardware and software, andoperationalsupport.
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It also demonstrated the political role of airlift logistics in terms ofoperationalsupportthat would have been impossible by conventional ground-based means.
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However, by year's end, the test had shown that a fifth squadron was needed to provideoperationalsupport.
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