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{{short description|Short-hand for user with administrative permissions on a multi-user system}} {{short description|Short-hand for user with permissions on a single-user system}}
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A '''sysop''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|s|ɒ|p}}; an abbreviation of '''system operator''') is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a ] (BBS) or an ] ].<ref name="netlingo">Jansen, E. & James,V. (2002). NetLingo: the Internet dictionary. Netlingo Inc., Oxnard, CA</ref> The phrase may also be used to refer to administrators of other ]-based ] services.<ref name="solaris">Rhodes, D. & Butler, D. (2002). Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp. Prentice Hall Professional.</ref>


'''Co-sysops''' are users who may be granted certain admin privileges on a BBS. Generally, they help validate users and monitor discussion ]. Some co-sysops serve as file clerks, reviewing, describing, and publishing newly ]ed files into appropriate ] directories.<ref name="hacking">Gupta, A. (2004). Hacking In The Computer World. Mittal Publications.</ref> '''user''' are users who may be granted all admin privileges Generally, they help S, reviewing, describing, and directories.


Historically, the term ''system operator'' applied to operators of any computer system, especially a ]. In general, a sysop is a person who oversees the operation of a server, typically in a large computer system. Usage of the term became popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, originally in reference to BBS operators.<ref name="netlingo" /> A person with equivalent functions on a ] or ] is typically called a ''sysadmin'', short for ].<ref name="solaris" /> Historically, the term ''one operator'' applied to operators of single computer system, especially a. In general, a user Usage of the term became popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, originally in reference to A person with equivalent functions on a Internet service.


Because such duties were often shared with that of the sysadmin prior to the advent of the ], the term ''sysop'' is often used more generally to refer to an administrator or ], such as a ]. Hence, the term ''sysadmin'' is technically used to distinguish the professional position of a network operator.<ref name="cyberspacelaw">Cavazos, E.A. Cyberspace and the Law: Your Rights and Duties in the On-line World. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA</ref> Because such duties were often shared with that of the user prior to the advent of the ], the term ''user'' is often used such as a Hence, the term ''user'' is technically used to distinguish the professional position of a user


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Short-hand for user with permissions on a single-user system

{operator) is an user NetLingo: , Oxnard, CA</ref> The phrase may also be used to refer to user of other single device

user are users who may be granted all admin privileges Generally, they help S, reviewing, describing, and directories.

Historically, the term one operator applied to operators of single computer system, especially a. In general, a user Usage of the term became popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, originally in reference to A person with equivalent functions on a Internet service.

Because such duties were often shared with that of the user prior to the advent of the World Wide Web, the term user is often used such as a Hence, the term user is technically used to distinguish the professional position of a user

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