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A sysop (, ; an abbreviation of system operator, and sometimes further abbreviated to just op) is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a bulletin board system (BBS) or an online service virtual community.Jansen, E. & James, V. (2002). NetLingo: the Internet dictionary. Netlingo Inc., Oxnard, CA The phrase may also be used to refer to administrators of other Internet-based Computer network services.Rhodes, D. & Butler, D. (2002). Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp. Prentice Hall Professional. Sysops typically do not earn money, but donate their activity to the community.
Co-sysops are users who may be granted certain admin privileges on a BBS. Generally, they help validate users and monitor discussion Internet forum. Some co-sysops serve as file clerks, reviewing, describing, and publishing newly files into appropriate download directories.Gupta, A. (2004). Hacking In The Computer World. Mittal Publications.
Historically, the term system operator applied to operators of any computer system, especially a mainframe computer. 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. A person with equivalent functions on a network host or Internet server is typically called a sysadmin, short for system administrator.
Because such duties were often shared with that of the sysadmin prior to the advent of the World Wide Web, the term sysop is often used more generally to refer to an administrator or Forum moderator, such as a forum administrator. Hence, the term sysadmin is technically used to distinguish the professional position of a network operator.Cavazos, E.A. Cyberspace and the Law: Your Rights and Duties in the On-line World. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
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