Operator

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Operator may refer to:

Mathematics

  • A symbol indicating a mathematical operation
  • Logical operator or logical connective in mathematical logic
  • Operator (mathematics), mapping that acts on elements of a space to produce elements of another space, e.g.:
    • Linear operator
    • Differential operator
    • Integral operator (disambiguation)
    • Operational calculus

Computers

  • Computer operator, an occupation
  • Operator (computer programming), a type of computer program function
  • Operator (extension), an extension for the Firefox web browser, for reading microformats
  • Operator pattern, a provisioning automation and auto-scaling strategy for Kubernetes
  • Ableton Operator, a software synthesizer developed by Ableton

Science

  • Operator (biology), a segment of DNA regulating the activity of genes
  • Operator (linguistics), a special category including wh- interrogatives
  • Operator (physics), mathematical operators in quantum physics

Music

  • Operator (band), an American hard rock band
  • Operators, a synth pop band led by Dan Boeckner
  • Operator (album), a 2016 album by Mstrkrft
  • "Operator" (Motown song), a 1965 song recorded by Mary Wells and Brenda Holloway
  • "Operator" (That's Not the Way It Feels), a 1972 song by Jim Croce from You Don't Mess Around with Jim
  • "Operator" (Midnight Star song) (1984), a 1984 #1 R&B/electronic dance single
  • "Operator" (A Girl Like Me), a 2008 song by Shiloh
  • "Operator", a 1970 song by the Grateful Dead from American Beauty
  • "Operator", a 1975 song by the Manhattan Transfer from The Manhattan Transfer
  • "Operator", a 1986 song by Little Richard from Lifetime Friend
  • "Operator", a 1993 song by Blue System from Backstreet Dreams
  • "Operator", a 1995 song by Real McCoy from Another Night
  • "Operator", a 1998 song by Miss Papaya from Pink
  • "Operator" (Floy Joy song), a song by British group Floy Joy

Fiction

  • Operator No. 5, a pulp fiction hero from the 1930s
  • Operator, a fictional group in the Ghost in the Shell series
  • Operator (2015 film), a 2015 American action thriller drama film starring Luke Goss
  • Operator (2016 film), a 2016 American comedy-drama film starring Martin Starr and Mae Whitman
  • The Operator (film), a 2000 film
  • The Operator (Marble Hornets), an entity that stalks the main characters in Marble Hornets. It is also known as the Slender Man.
  • Operator (play), a 2005 play by David Williamson

Duties

  • Operator (profession), a professional designation used in various industries, e.g.:
    • Switchboard operator, a occupation at a company offering telephone services
    • Heavy equipment operator, operates heavy equipment used in engineering and construction projects
  • Operator (military), a soldier in a special operations force
  • Operator (law enforcement), a law enforcement officer who has been trained and certified as an operator to serve on a SWAT team

Other uses

  • Operator (sternwheeler), a 1909 ship on the Skeena River
  • Network operator, a phone carrier
  • System operator, commonly abbreviated as sysop
  • Operator grammar, a theory of human language

See also

  • Operation (disambiguation)
  • Operator-precedence grammar, a grammar for formal languages
  • The Operators (disambiguation)
  • Oper (disambiguation)
  • Cooperator (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Operator
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