The operation or running of a machine or equipment; the state of being in operation.
工場のラインが午前８時に稼働を開始した。
The factory line started operating at 8:00 a.m.
発電所は現在フル稼働している。
The power plant is currently running at full capacity.
新しい設備は来月から稼働予定だ。
The new equipment is scheduled to go into operation starting next month.
People or resources being at work or active; working and earning; workload or activity level (e.g., utilization rate).
現場では人員がフル稼働している。
The staff on site are working at full capacity.
今月は稼働日数が多くて残業が増えた。
This month had many working days, so overtime increased.
このシステムは稼働率が高いので保守が重要だ。
This system has a high utilization rate, so maintenance is important.
In computing: deploying or putting a system/service into production; releasing and making it operational.
新しいバージョンを本番環境で稼働させた。
We put the new version into production.
深夜にデプロイして翌朝に稼働確認を行った。
We deployed overnight and checked that it was running the next morning.
本番稼働前にテスト環境で十分に検証する必要がある。
You need to thoroughly validate in a test environment before going live.