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«definition»  What does operative mean?                being in force or having or exerting force relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine effective; producing a desired effect (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

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		CO-OP	Cooperative	Community » Educational
		POST-OP	Postoperative	Medical » Physiology
		GHC	Group Health Cooperative	Medical » Hospitals
		ECOG	Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group	Medical » Oncology
		ECOG	Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group	Medical » Hospitals
		CSREES	Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service	Governmental » US Government
		NCHRP	National Cooperative Highway Research Program	Governmental » Transportation
		ACES	Alabama Cooperative Extension System	Governmental » State & Local
		CRADA	Cooperative Research And Development Agreement	Governmental » Transportation
		CRADA	Cooperative Research And Development Agreement	Governmental » US Government
		CRADA	Cooperative Research And Development Agreement	Academic & Science » Electronics
		CRADA	Cooperative Research And Development Agreement	Medical » Human Genome
		CRADA	Cooperative Research And Development Agreement	Business » General
		BOCES	Board Of Cooperative Educational Services	Community » Educational
		BOCES	Board Of Cooperative Educational Services	Business » General
		TCRP	Transit Cooperative Research Program	Governmental » Transportation
		CAIDA	Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis	Computing » Networking
		CIRES	Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences	Academic & Science » Ocean Science
		NRTC	National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative	Computing » Telecom
		RCE	Rutgers Cooperative Extension	Academic & Science » Universities
		CALCOFI	California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations	Academic & Science » Ocean Science
		COMET	Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training	Academic & Science » Meteorology
		COMET	Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training	Academic & Science » Ocean Science
		CWE	Cooperative Work Experience	Business » General
		UWCC	University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives	Academic & Science » Universities
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