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asoperated

Asoperated is a term encountered in engineering, operations, and regulatory reporting that denotes the actual state of a system during its normal operation. Used as an adjective or noun phrase, it refers to conditions, configurations, and performance observed in practice rather than in design documents or theoretical analyses.

It is typically contrasted with "as-designed" (the intended configuration and performance) and "as-built" (the physical construction).

In practice, as-operated data might include pump or valve status, flow rates, pressures, temperatures, power output,

Because it is not a formally standardized term, usage varies; spellings include as-operated, as operated, or

Related concepts include as-built, as-designed, nominal vs actual, and operating data.

The
"as-operated"
state
captures
installed
components,
control
settings,
and
performance
data
as
they
occurred,
including
any
deviations,
overrides,
or
maintenance
that
affected
operation.
run
times,
and
duration
of
equipment
in
service.
It
is
used
in
performance
verification,
reliability
engineering,
regulatory
reporting,
and
incident
investigations
to
compare
actual
performance
against
planned
targets.
simply
asoperated.
When
used
in
a
document,
it
should
be
defined
on
first
use
to
avoid
ambiguity.