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SYSOP

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsɪsˌɒp/
  • /ˈsaɪsˌɒp/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of sysop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A system operator, especially someone who administers an online communications system or bulletin board.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An administrator on a wiki.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: wiki jargon; chiefly Wikimedia jargon; wiki jargon; chiefly Wikimedia jargon

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To work as a sysop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To grant someone sysop privileges.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

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History

Etymology

Blend of system + operator.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 系統操作員 /系统操作员 (xìtǒng cāozuòyuán) — Translations
  • Finnish: valvoja — Translations
  • Finnish: sysop — Translations
  • French: sysop — Translations
  • German: Sysop — Translations
  • German: SysOp — Translations
  • Japanese: システムオペレーター (shisutemu operētā) — Translations
  • Japanese: シスオペ (shisuope) — Translations
  • Korean: 시삽 (sisap) — Translations
  • Korean: 시스템 운영자 (siseutem unyeongja) — Translations
  • Korean: 시솝 (sisop) — Translations
  • Korean: 시샵 (sisyap) — Translations
  • Polish: sysop — Translations
  • Russian: систе́мный опера́тор (sistémnyj operátor) — Translations
  • Russian: сисо́п (sisóp) — Translations
  • Spanish: operador de sistema — Translations
  • Spanish: operador sistémico — Translations