method of operation
How something works
A method of operation is a characteristic way of doing something, especially a habitual pattern of behavior.
The phrase often appears in crime contexts, where investigators identify suspects by their method of operation—how they choose targets, gain entry, or leave scenes: The burglaries shared the same method of operation.
The Latin equivalent, modus operandi, is more common.
- modus operandiCharacteristic way of working
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
- line of attackMethod for addressing something
- workflowSequential task progression
- step by stepIn ordered stages
technique · bag of tricks · implementation · protocol · by the book · habit · strategy · process · pattern · signature · scheme · mechanism · execution · playbook · system · algorithm · plan · routine
method of operationchaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorganization · randomness · disorder · winging it · trial and error
method of operationaccident
Unintended harmful event
chance · happenstance · coincidence · fluke · luck
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