Definition of "sysop" []

• A system operator. (noun)

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• "But I'm really glad Iread that article which was posted in the WOMEN'SFORUM you got that right - it is still a "women'sforum" with a "sysop" -becauseotherwise I would have totally worn my cheap, unflattering underwear today and thoughtnothing of it."
• "And The Well, because of the way it organized information, boy, that conversation was really to the point, and when it wasn't, you had a human operator called a sysop, who would just kick you off or shut you down or scribble your words."
• "The system operator ( "sysop") was responsible for maintaining the software and the message databases, often leaving his computer on for 24 hours a day to be available for callers."