Sysop

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Sysop (pronounced[help] /ˈsɪsɒp/, or more rarely, /ˈsaɪsɒp/) is short for "system operator". It is a commonly used term for the administrator of a bulletin board system (BBS) or special-interest area of an online service or, historically, the operators of any computer system, especially a mainframe computer.

Usage of the term peaked in the early 1990s, being mostly used strictly to refer to BBS operators; someone doing equivalent functions on the Internet is primarily referred to as a "sysadmin", short for "system administrator", or simply "admin". However, the term has occasionally been used on the Internet, notably on MSN and CompuServe Forums.

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Co-sysops were users who were granted certain admin privileges on a BBS. Generally, they would help validate users and monitor discussion forums. Some served as file clerks, describing and inserting newly arrived shareware and other files into appropriate download directories.

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