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Difference between "operating" and "operational"

Portuguese translation: operating

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English term or phrase:	Difference between "operating" and "operational"
Portuguese translation:	operating

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01:59 Jul 5, 2009

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English term or phrase: Difference between "operating" and "operational"

When I refer to Operational System or Operating system. What is the difference? If I say Operational Entry made to a book or OPerating entry? Could anyone help me?

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Raquel Horacio KudoZ activity Questions: 16 (none open) Answers: 0
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operating

Explanation:
Raquel, in accounting, use "operating entries" rather than "operational entries." Operational has a different connotation. A machine is operational. In accounting, we say operating revenues, operating income, operating expenditures, sometimes "income from operations," etc. This is my recommendation.

"confusion over capital and operating entries"
http://books.google.com/books?id=GqWxh3WjfaEC&pg=PA187&lpg=P...

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No prob! Any time, Raquel.

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jack_speak
Local time: 23:24

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Thank you Jack. I think what got me confused was the fact that the text refers to IT nd Accounting operating entries made into a operational system, something like that.
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Thank you Jack. I think what got me confused was the fact that the text refers to IT nd Accounting operating entries made into a operational system, something like that.

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Language pair	Portuguese to English => English to Portuguese

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