operacional

operational

adjective oh-peh-rah-syoh-NAHL Rare

Usage Note

Operacional means 'relating to operations' in a technical, military, or business context (plan operacional — operational plan; capacidad operacional — operational capacity). It is more formal and narrower than operativo, which is the everyday word for 'working' or 'functional' (el sistema ya es operativo — the system is now up and running). In practice the two adjectives often overlap.

Examples

"El mando presentó el plan operacional al equipo."

Natural Translation

The commander presented the operational plan to the team.

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