operator

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According to Long, the 6.0 version has an alarm facility for different gas checks so, for example if it exceeds a certain limit, the operator will be alerted, and there is a higher resolution display than in previous models and it is also multilingual.

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  1. noun One who operates a machine or device: a switchboard operator.
  2. noun The owner or manager of a business or an industrial enterprise.
  3. noun One who deals aggressively in stocks or commodities.
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  • With a little practice the operator will be able to drop explosive rounds onto targets from a safe distance with great accuracy. —  15_ImprovisedWeapons
  • In the middle of the room, securely fastened to the floor by screws, was a large arm-chair, with head-board and straps, to confine the body and limbs of the patient whilst the operator was at work, in such cases as required it. —  The Swamp Doctor's Adventures
  • Due to the loneliness of his post, the operator was a heavy reader He picked out and thumbed through several magazines which made a practice of publishing stories of famous men. —  011 - Brand of the Werewolf
  • When this misfortune occurs, the position of the operator is the more embarrassing, as the phenomenon has been announced as the result of magic. —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
  • Diana El Jeiroudi: No, but my camera operator is a woman. —  CounterPunch
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manager ·  engineer ·  personnel ·  operation ·  user ·  worker ·  driver ·  pilot ·  network ·  facility ·  technician ·  computer

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operator:   operators
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  1. = French opérateur = Spanish Portuguese operador = Italian operatore, from Late Latin operator, a worker, from Latin operari, work: see operate.
 

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