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/electronic 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

Fiction
Operator No. 5, a pulp fiction hero from the 1930s
Operator, a fictional group in the Ghost in the Shell series
Operator (2015 film), a 2015 American action thriller drama film starring Luke Goss
Operator (2016 film), a 2016 American comedy-drama film starring Martin Starr and Mae Whitman
The Operator (film), a 2000 film
The Operator (Marble Hornets), an entity that stalks the main characters in Marble Hornets. It is also known as the Slender Man.
Operator (play), a 2005 play by David Williamson

Duties
Operator (profession), a professional designation used in various industries, e.g.:
Switchboard operator, a 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
Operator (law enforcement), a law enforcement officer who has been trained and certified as an operator to serve on a SWAT team

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)
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