noun
flexible application; elastic operation
Used in policy, regulation, or rule contexts to mean applying rules with flexibility rather than rigidly.
新しい規則は弾力的運用が認められている。
Flexible application of the new rules is permitted.
柔軟な対応 is a more general term for flexible handling, while 弾力的運用 specifically refers to the flexible operation or application of rules, systems, or policies.
Compound of 弾力的 (elastic, flexible) and 運用 (operation, application).