collectiveoperation
nounUK /kəˈlɛktɪv ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
US /kəˈlɛktɪv ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃən/
A collective operation is when a group of people or machines all work together to do one job.
The class did a collective operation to clean up the whole playground in just ten minutes.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a collective operation is a step where all computers in a group exchange data at the same time.
The program used a collective operation to share the results with every computer in the cluster.
3. A military action carried out by several forces working together as one.
The rescue was a collective operation involving soldiers, sailors, and pilots.
4. Any activity that many people do together instead of alone.
Planting the community garden was a collective operation that everyone enjoyed.