system operator

[ sis-tuhm op-uh-rey-ter ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. a person who maintains a computer system or network, especially one who operates a computer bulletin board.

Word History and Origins

Origin of system operator¹

First recorded in 1900–05; originally referring to a person who monitored a rotary machine, especially a rotary printing press

Example Sentences

“In the electric sector, for the most part, electric utilities and system operators are not at all prepared to deal with the more frequent and severe extreme weather events that climate change will bring,” Webb said.

From Washington Post

We're going to see these sorts of problems across the country unless we start planning appropriately for climate impacts, which very few system operators and others are doing.

From Washington Post