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A '''sysop''' is short for "system operator", and is a commonly used term for the administrator of a ] (BBS) or special-interest area of an online service. | A '''sysop''' is short for "]", and is a commonly used term for the administrator of a ] (BBS) or special-interest area of an online service. | ||
Usage peaked in the early ], as the term was actually mostly used strictly to refer to BBS operators--people doing equivalent functions on the Internet are primarily referred to as "admins", short for administrator. | Usage peaked in the early ], as the term was actually mostly used strictly to refer to BBS operators--people doing equivalent functions on the Internet are primarily referred to as "admins", short for administrator. |
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A sysop is short for "system operator", and is a commonly used term for the administrator of a bulletin board system (BBS) or special-interest area of an online service.
Usage peaked in the early 1990s, as the term was actually mostly used strictly to refer to BBS operators--people doing equivalent functions on the Internet are primarily referred to as "admins", short for administrator.
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