behavior vs operation

behavior

noun
  • The way a device or system operates. 

  • The way a living creature behaves or acts generally. 

  • An instance of the way a living creature behaves. 

  • Observable response produced by an organism. 

  • Human conduct relative to social norms. 

  • A state of probation about one's conduct. 

operation

noun
  • The method by which a device performs its function. 

  • The method or practice by which actions are done. 

  • The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral. 

  • A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands); 

  • A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm) 

  • A planned undertaking. 

  • A business or organization. 

  • a function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value. 

  • A surgical procedure. 

How often have the words behavior and operation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )