May 1st, 2007

Microspeak: Operationalize

Here are a few citations for the word operationalize.

A lot of work lies ahead to operationalize this plan.

Provide security guidance and tools to help operationalize security for enterprise environments.

I thought it meant “carry out” or “put into effect”, and then I saw this sentence:

Operationalize the demo (get computers configured, install software, verify network access).

Now I’m not sure any more.

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Raymond has been involved in the evolution of Windows for more than 30 years. In 2003, he began a Web site known as The Old New Thing which has grown in popularity far beyond his wildest imagination, a development which still gives him the heebie-jeebies. The Web site spawned a book, coincidentally also titled The Old New Thing (Addison Wesley 2007). He occasionally appears on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account to tell stories which convey no useful information.

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