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The term "operations" in IT - singular or plural?

English Language & Usage Asked by schnatterer on May 16, 2021

The term "operations" in IT is referred to all tasks for running and maintaining systems.
It is often abbreviated to "ops". In this form it is used in a lot of IT-related terms like "DevOps", "GitOps", "FinOps", etc.

The word "operations" looks like a plural to me. Still, using the abbreviated form like a plural feels wrong. For example – which one is correct?

  • "GitOps make it easy to…"
  • "GitOps makes it easy to…".

One Answer

Operations is the collective of all tasks. The word in itself is called "operations" and not "operation". Also, one does not call it "operation" when referring to a single task within the "operations".

Therefore the correct answer is: "GitOps makes it easy to..."

For reference: "GitOps offers developers a way to manage operational workflows, particularly for Kubernetes, that relies on familiar processes, e.g., pull requests, which they already use to merge code."

Notice: "GitOps offers"

Correct answer by Aymuos on May 16, 2021

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