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{{short description|Short-hand for user with administrative permissions on a multi-user system}} | {{short description|Short-hand for user with administrative permissions on a multi-user system}}{{For|sysops on Wikipedia|Wikipedia:Administrators}}A '''sysop''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|s|ɒ|p}}, an abbreviation of '''system operator''', and sometimes further abbreviated to just '''op''') is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a [[bulletin board system]] (BBS) or an [[Online service provider|online service]] [[virtual community]].<ref name="netlingo">Jansen, E. & James, V. (2002). NetLingo: the Internet dictionary. Netlingo Inc., Oxnard, CA</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=What is a Sysop? (with pictures)|url=http://www.easytechjunkie.com/what-is-a-sysop.htm|access-date=2022-01-30|website=EasyTechJunkie|language=en-US}}</ref> The phrase may also be used to refer to administrators of other [[Internet]]-based [[Computer network|network]] services.<ref name="solaris">Rhodes, D. & Butler, D. (2002). Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp. Prentice Hall Professional.</ref> Sysops typically do not earn money, but donate their activity to the community.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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A '''sysop''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|s|ɒ|p}}, an abbreviation of '''system operator''') is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a [[bulletin board system]] (BBS) or an [[Online service provider|online service]] [[virtual community]].<ref name="netlingo">Jansen, E. & James, V. (2002). NetLingo: the Internet dictionary. Netlingo Inc., Oxnard, CA</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=What is a Sysop? (with pictures)|url=http://www.easytechjunkie.com/what-is-a-sysop.htm|access-date=2022-01-30|website=EasyTechJunkie|language=en-US}}</ref> The phrase may also be used to refer to administrators of other [[Internet]]-based [[Computer network|network]] services.<ref name="solaris">Rhodes, D. & Butler, D. (2002). Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp. Prentice Hall Professional.</ref> Sysops typically do not earn money, but donate their activity to the community.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
'''Co-sysops''' are users who may be granted certain admin privileges on a BBS. Generally, they help validate users and monitor discussion [[Internet forum|forums]]. Some co-sysops serve as file clerks, reviewing, describing, and publishing newly [[upload]]ed files into appropriate [[download]] directories.<ref name="hacking">Gupta, A. (2004). Hacking In The Computer World. Mittal Publications.</ref> | '''Co-sysops''' are users who may be granted certain admin privileges on a BBS. Generally, they help validate users and monitor discussion [[Internet forum|forums]]. Some co-sysops serve as file clerks, reviewing, describing, and publishing newly [[upload]]ed files into appropriate [[download]] directories.<ref name="hacking">Gupta, A. (2004). Hacking In The Computer World. Mittal Publications.</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[IRCop]] | |||
*[[Internet slang]] | *[[Internet slang]] | ||
*[[Jargon]] | *[[Jargon]] | ||
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*[[Online service provider]] | *[[Online service provider]] | ||
*[[Virtual community]] | *[[Virtual community]] | ||
* [[Wikipedia sysop]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:10, 6 November 2025
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "For".A sysop (Template:IPAc-en, an abbreviation of system operator, and sometimes further abbreviated to just op) is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a bulletin board system (BBS) or an online service virtual community.[1][2] The phrase may also be used to refer to administrators of other Internet-based network services.[3] Sysops typically do not earn money, but donate their activity to the community.[2]
Co-sysops are users who may be granted certain admin privileges on a BBS. Generally, they help validate users and monitor discussion forums. Some co-sysops serve as file clerks, reviewing, describing, and publishing newly uploaded files into appropriate download directories.[4]
Historically, the term system operator applied to operators of any computer system, especially a mainframe computer. In general, a sysop is a person who oversees the operation of a server, typically in a large computer system. Usage of the term became popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, originally in reference to BBS operators.[1] A person with equivalent functions on a network host or server is typically called a sysadmin, short for system administrator.[3]
Because such duties were often shared with that of the sysadmin prior to the advent of the World Wide Web, the term sysop is often used more generally to refer to an administrator or moderator, such as a forum administrator. Hence, the term sysadmin is technically used to distinguish the professional position of a network operator.[5]
See also
- IRCop
- Internet slang
- Jargon
- Jargon File
- Network administrator
- Online service provider
- Virtual community
- Wikipedia sysop
References
- ↑ a b Jansen, E. & James, V. (2002). NetLingo: the Internet dictionary. Netlingo Inc., Oxnard, CA
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Rhodes, D. & Butler, D. (2002). Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp. Prentice Hall Professional.
- ↑ Gupta, A. (2004). Hacking In The Computer World. Mittal Publications.
- ↑ Cavazos, E.A. Cyberspace and the Law: Your Rights and Duties in the On-line World. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA