chaîne opératoire

noun

The technical processes and social acts involved in the production, use, and eventual disposal of artifacts; used to guide step-by-step analysis.

OriginFrench chaîne opératoire →
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Meanings

noun
  1. anthropologyThe technical processes and social acts involved in the production, use, and eventual disposal of artifacts; used to guide step-by-step analysis.

Origin

  1. Frenchchaîne opératoire
  2. Englishchaîne opératoire

From French chaîne opératoire.

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APA

chaîne opératoire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cha%C3%AEne%20op%C3%A9ratoire

MLA

“chaîne opératoire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cha%C3%AEne%20op%C3%A9ratoire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaîne opératoire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cha%C3%AEne%20op%C3%A9ratoire.

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