operate

verbverified·updated May 11, 2026

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use, control, or run equipment, systems, or processes

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Mmichaellast reviewed Apr 29, 2026

Moved from Incidental per Michael review. 'Operate network management software and hardware to maintain network connectivity' implies administrative action, not just end-user usage. Treat as Secondary since 'operate' often appears alongside truly Primary verbs in the same task statement.

Automation

Unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

pasttense: operated
presentparticiple: operating
thirdpersonsingular: operates
pastparticiple: operated

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