Operating theater (or operating room), a room for carrying out surgical operations
Pejorative term, in the sense of "an act"(pretense): actions taken by an individual or authority to create the impression of doing something useful or valuable, while achieving little. For example:
Security Theater, actions carried out by an authority to give the public the impression of security while doing little or nothing to actually achieving it.
Hygiene Theater, the practice of taking hygiene measures that are intended to give the illusion of improved safety while doing little to actually reduce any risk.
See also
The Theatre, an English playhouse in Shoreditch, London active from 1576, demolished 1598 (timbers used for construction of the original Globe Theatre)
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Theatre. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.