sysop
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sysop
C20: sys ( tem ) + op ( erator )
Example Sentences
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According to a 2021 RfA inquiry hosted on Wikipedia, “Because RfA carries with it lifetime tenure, granting any given editor sysop feels incredibly important. This creates a risk-adverse and high-stakes atmosphere.”
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2022
The sysop himself is likely pseudonymous on a board of this type.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce
As a regular on Plovernet and sysop of his "Legion of Doom BBS," Lex was the Legion's cheerleader and recruiting officer.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce
Thus an MS-DOS sysop might say that his BBS has 4 nodes even though it has a single machine and no Internet link, confusing an Internet hacker no end.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
I ask him if he plans to be the sysop.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce
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