sysop

noun, verb — 4 senses

sysop

noun

/ˈsɪsˌɒp/ · /ˈsaɪsˌɒp/

Etymology Blend of system + operator.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Internet A system operator, especially someone who administers an online communications system or bulletin board.

2

An administrator on a wiki.

Wiki jargon; chiefly Wikimedia jargon; wiki jargon; chiefly Wikimedia jargon

Synonyms
admin
Derived terms
cosysop, desysop, resysop, sysape, sysophood
Related terms
sysprog

sysop

verb

Etymology Blend of system + operator.

1

To work as a sysop.

  • Another major chunk of time goes into computer work - entering the data which is dumped on my desk at irregular intervals by the other IPM programs, tidying up the database, and sysopping on our micro-based bulletin board system.1977, Henry Torsey Fernald, Fernald Club Yearbook, numbers 46-55, page 28:
2

Rare To grant someone sysop privileges.

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