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ops

SayOPS/ɑps/UK/ɒps/

4 meanings of ops

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  1. 1
    running operationsnouncolloquialuncountable
    The everyday work of running a business, team, or mission.

    Like the kitchen of a restaurant: the busy place where the real work gets done.

    The ops team handles deliveries around the clock.

    She moved from sales into ops last year.

    UsageOften used before another noun, as in ops team or ops manager. In formal writing, use operations.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of op: operations, especially surgeries or military missions, and sometimes people who operate something or people you compete against.

    The team planned two ops for the same night.

    The unit carried out several ops behind enemy lines.

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  3. 3
    make moderatorverb
    The form of op used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    She ops new members as soon as they join the channel.

    The bot ops anyone on the approved list.

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  1. 4
    noun
    Control over an online chat channel, letting a trusted user manage who can join or speak.

ops is a form of op

op, noun: A person in charge of an IRC chat room, who can block users and keep order. Full entry

Forms
opops plural
Spelling
op → ops: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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