A Topical Dictionary: Search for op

Dictionary Results For "op" [?]/[OPML]

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English

operator, operation or operative
opportunity
opus
"Original Post" or "Original Poster" (Internet slang)

Category:English two-letter words

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Dutch

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at Nl-op.ogg

Preposition

on, upon.
* De melk staat op tafel. — The milk is on the table.

Adjective

awake.
* Ben je al op? — Are you awake already?
up, no more, finished.
* Je tijd is op! — Your time’s up!
* Het brood is op. — There is no more bread.

Derived terms

Category:Dutch prepositions

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Faroese

Etymology

From #Old Norse|op (‘opening’).

Pronunciation

IPA: [oːp]

Noun

opening, orifice

Declension

Derived terms

blaðop (stoma)
sjónop (pupil)

Category:Faroese nouns

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Icelandic

Etymology

From #Old Norse|op (‘opening’).

Noun

opening, orifice.

Category:Icelandic nouns

ar:op de:op fr:op io:op id:op is:op it:op la:op li:op hu:op nl:op pl:op ru:op sv:op vi:op tr:op

OP Original Poster (telecommunication-slang, Usenet)

Jargon op /op/ n. 1. In England and Ireland, common verbal abbreviation for
`operator', as in system operator. Less common in the U.S., where
sysop seems to be preferred. 2. [IRC] Someone who is endowed with
privileges on IRC, not limited to a particular channel. These are
generally people who are in charge of the IRC server at their particular
site. Sometimes used interchangeably with CHOP. Compare sysop.

FOLDOC op

/op/ 1. In England and Ireland, a common verbal
abbreviation for "operator", as in system operator. This is
less common in the US, where sysop seems to be preferred.

2. The general term for an IRC channel op. Also, as a
verb: to give someone channel op privileges. Compare
ircop.

[Jargon File]

(1997-12-12)