Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A system operator.
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- noun computing, Internet A
system operator , especially someone whoadministers anonline communications system orbulletin board . - verb intransitive To work as a sysop.
- verb transitive, rare To give someone sysop privileges.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But I'm really glad Iread that article which was posted in the WOMEN'SFORUM you got that right - it is still a "women'sforum" with a "sysop" -becauseotherwise I would have totally worn my cheap, unflattering underwear today and thoughtnothing of it.
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But I'm really glad Iread that article which was posted in the WOMEN'SFORUM you got that right - it is still a "women'sforum" with a "sysop" -becauseotherwise I would have totally worn my cheap, unflattering underwear today and thoughtnothing of it.
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But I'm really glad Iread that article which was posted in the WOMEN'SFORUM you got that right - it is still a "women'sforum" with a "sysop" -becauseotherwise I would have totally worn my cheap, unflattering underwear today and thoughtnothing of it.
April 2009 2009
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And The Well, because of the way it organized information, boy, that conversation was really to the point, and when it wasn't, you had a human operator called a sysop, who would just kick you off or shut you down or scribble your words.
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The system operator ( "sysop") was responsible for maintaining the software and the message databases, often leaving his computer on for 24 hours a day to be available for callers.
The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich : Telecommunications 1992
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That method only works if you are a "sysop" (admin).
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The main thing a bureaucrat can do, which 'sysop' cannot, is '' 'promote users to be sysops' '' (and demote sysops to normal users).
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That method only works if you are a "sysop" (admin).
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] GustavoB 2009
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And it warms the cockles of my heart to hear someone using the phrase "sysop" again.
How Now Brownpau 2008
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The way to get rid of them is to use the REPORT option on their post and send a note to the sysop.
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