Op

<job> /op/ 1. In England and Ireland, a common verbal abbreviation for "operator", as in system operator.

This is less common in the US, where sysop seems to be preferred.

2. The general term for an IRC channel op.

Also, as a verb: to give someone channel op privileges.

Compare ircop.

[Jargon File]

< Previous Terms	Terms Containing op	Next Terms >
OOPL OOPS OOPSLA OOSD OOZE	100BaseFX 100BaseVG 10base2 10base5 16550	OPAC Opal OPC op code open