Computing Dictionary
system operator definition
job, jargon (Always abbreviated to "sysop") /sis'op/ A term used in the
BBS world for the operator of a bulletin-board system (who is usually also the owner).
A common neophyte mistake on
FidoNet is to address a message to "sysop" in an international
echo, thus sending it to hundreds of sysops around the world.
Contrast:
system administrator.
(1999-10-20)