Operator

Operator may refer to:

Mathematics

• A symbol indicating a mathematical operation
• Logical operator or logical connective in mathematical logic
• Operator (mathematics), mapping that acts on elements of a space to produce elements of another space, e.g.:
  • Linear operator
  • Differential operator
  • Integral operator (disambiguation)

Computers

• Computer operator, an occupation
• Operator (computer programming), a type of computer program function
• Operator (extension), an extension for the Firefox web browser, for reading microformats
• Ableton Operator, a software synthesizer developed by Ableton

Science

• Operator (biology), a segment of DNA regulating the activity of genes
• Operator (linguistics), a special category including wh- interrogatives
• Operator (physics), mathematical operators in quantum physics

Music

• Operator (band), an American hard rock band
• Operators, a synth pop band led by Dan Boeckner
• Operator (album), a 2016 album by Mstrkrft
• "Operator" (Motown song), a 1965 song recorded by Mary Wells and Brenda Holloway
• "Operator" (That's Not the Way It Feels), a 1972 song by Jim Croce from You Don't Mess Around with Jim
• "Operator" (Midnight Star song) (1984), a 1984 #1 R&B/dance single
• "Operator" (A Girl Like Me), a 2008 song by Shiloh
• "Operator", a 1970 song by the Grateful Dead from American Beauty
• "Operator", a 1975 song by the Manhattan Transfer from The Manhattan Transfer
• "Operator", a 1986 song by Little Richard from Lifetime Friend
• "Operator", a 1993 song by Blue System from Backstreet Dreams
• "Operator", a 1995 song by Real McCoy from Another Night
• "Operator", a 1998 song by Miss Papaya from Pink
• "Operator" (Floy Joy song), a song by British group Floy Joy

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Duties

• Operator (profession), a professional designation used in various industries, e.g.:
  • Switchboard operator, a historical occupation at a company offering telephone services
  • Heavy equipment operator, operates heavy equipment used in engineering and construction projects
• Operator (military), a soldier in a special operations force

Other uses

• Operator (sternwheeler), a 1909 ship on the Skeena River
• Network operator, a phone carrier
• System operator, commonly abbreviated as sysop
• Operator grammar, a theory of human language

See also

• Operation (disambiguation)
• Operator-precedence grammar, a grammar for formal languages
• The Operators (disambiguation)
• Oper (disambiguation)
• Cooperator (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Operator