inoperation
nounEtymology From in- + operation.
1
Archaic Lack of operation or functioning; inactivity.
- In the British Medical Journal of June 2nd we discussed briefly the question of universal compulsory notification, and instanced as an argument in favour of widening the scope of the general Act that its inoperation in certain districts was not to the advantage of those neighbouring localities in which the system is in force, inasmuch as disease not known in the place where notification was absent might invade adjacent parishes and do harm there.1894 June 9, “Public Health and Poor-Law Medical Services: Barnstaple and Compulsory Notification”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, →DOI, page 1284:
- Preventive maintenance will normally be undertaken while the facility is out of operation. To some extent all this work can be planned to take place at a time when the disruption caused by the inoperation of the facility is minimized, but of course breakdown maintenance can occur at any time and can be very disruptive, and can therefore be expensive in terms of both the direct effort involved and the time lost while the facility is repaired.2002, Ray Wild, “Maintenance and replacement” (chapter 21), in Essentials of Operations Management, 5th edition, London: Thomson Learning, published 2003, →ISBN, page 414: