sysop
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sysop
C20: sys ( tem ) + op ( erator )
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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
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 Guy L. Steele
Terminus had once been sysop of a phreak/hack underground board called "MetroNet," which ran on an Apple II.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
Others are private and restricted only to personal friends of the sysop.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
"Pirate-80," or "P-80," run by a sysop known as "Scan-Man," got into the game very early in Charleston, and continued steadily for years.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
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