ops

See also: OPS and ὄψ

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

ops

1. plural of op

Noun

ops (uncountable)

1. (informal) operations
   • 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Avery Johnson (David Scully), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Crow's Nest:

     Arbiter and I will guard the Ops Center.

   They work in spec ops

2. (Internet, IRC) operator status

   Why don't I have ops in this channel any more?

   • 1995, Stuart H. Harris, The IRC Survival Guide, page 121:

     Perhaps I might now add one more piece of etiquette advice, for which all chanops will thank me. If you want ops on a channel, don't beg for them […]

Derived terms

• psyops
• special ops
• spec ops

Verb

ops

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of op

Anagrams

• sop, SPO, -spo, PSO, POs, POS, pos, PoS, SOP, /pos, S.O.P.

Icelandic

Noun

ops

1. indefinite genitive singular of op

Italian

Alternative forms

• oppese (dialectal)

Etymology

Compare Spanish ops, Portuguese ops, English oops.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈops/
• Rhymes: -ops
• Hyphenation: óps

Interjection

ops

1. oops