##  [Operational Risk](/index.php/operational-risk) 

  ##  [Operational Risk](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/operational-risk-0) 

  

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Definition

Risk of loss (financial, reputational or regulatory) arising from inadequate or failed internal processes, human actions, systems, or from external events that disrupt an organization’s normal operations; typically micro‑level and internal to the entity’s operating model.