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Operator

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

A role assumed by the person performing remote control or teleoperation, semi-autonomous operations, or other human-in-the-loop types of operations

polysemousAutonomy Levels for Unmanned Systems (ALFUS) Framework

Senses

Systems and software engineering —Vocabulary

Individual or organization that performs the operations of a system.

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a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties

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an agent that operates some apparatus or machine

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someone who owns or operates a business

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a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets

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(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

Classifications

Entity Type

Role90%rule-basedr:entity.role.named.v1
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
hustlermanipulator
plural
Operators
possessive
Operator's
pluralpossessive
Operators'