oper en · NOUN
Etymology
Short for operator.
Meanings
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(Internet) A network operator on IRC.
Chanops can kick people off a channel; opers can ban people logging in from specific Internet sites from participating in IRC.
2000, Howard Rheingold, The virtual community: homesteading on the electronic frontier, number 28, page 187:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |