1. sysop - Noun
2. sysop - Verb
SYSOP (plural SYSOPs)
Alternative letter-case form of sysop.
(computing, Internet) A system operator, especially someone who administers an online communications system or bulletin board.
(Wikimedia jargon) An administrator on a wiki.
(intransitive) To work as a sysop.
(transitive, rare) To give someone sysop privileges.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI've been online since 1989; I was sysop on several CompuServe forums. Dave deBronkart
As is it was prohibitively expensive for the hobbyist SysOp to have a dedicated connection to another system, FidoNet was developed as a store and forward network. Source: Internet
Some general purpose Bulletin Board Systems had special levels of access that were given to those who paid extra money, uploaded useful files or knew the SysOp personally. Source: Internet