I have seen the term OP many times in this newsgroup (and never
elsewhere). It seems to refer to the person who starts a thread. What
is the meaning of OP and what do the letters stand for?
Eric Lavigne wrote:
> I have seen the term OP many times in this newsgroup (and never
> elsewhere). It seems to refer to the person who starts a thread. What
> is the meaning of OP and what do the letters stand for?
Operating Procedure. All ACM members are given those, but we are under NDA
as to the contents.
In article <·······················@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
Eric Lavigne <············@gmail.com> wrote:
>I have seen the term OP many times in this newsgroup (and never
>elsewhere). It seems to refer to the person who starts a thread. What
>is the meaning of OP and what do the letters stand for?
Original Poster.
Eric Lavigne wrote:
> I have seen the term OP many times in this newsgroup (and never
> elsewhere). It seems to refer to the person who starts a thread. What
> is the meaning of OP and what do the letters stand for?
Obnoxious Prick. Prick is a British slang term for penis, used like
"dick" as an insult when applied to a person. The use of "OP"
originally became popular on the net way back when british domains
started with the country code instead of finishing with it. As lisp
is a very old language, the use of the archaic "OP" on this newsgroup is
just part of the olde worlde charm.
On 21 Apr 2005 13:11:32 -0700, Eric Lavigne <············@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have seen the term OP many times in this newsgroup (and never
> elsewhere). It seems to refer to the person who starts a thread. What
> is the meaning of OP and what do the letters stand for?
>
Object oriented programming. (OP)
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> Object oriented programming. (OP)
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Eric Lavigne schrieb:
> I have seen the term OP many times in this newsgroup (and never
> elsewhere). It seems to refer to the person who starts a thread. What
> is the meaning of OP and what do the letters stand for?
>
Your assumption is right and Kevin Prigges answer correct.
The original poster - the person who started a thread (or subthread).
Andr�
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Andr� Thieme <······························@justmail.de> writes:
> Eric Lavigne schrieb:
> > I have seen the term OP many times in this newsgroup (and never
> > elsewhere). It seems to refer to the person who starts a thread. What
> > is the meaning of OP and what do the letters stand for?
> >
>
> Your assumption is right and Kevin Prigges answer correct.
> The original poster - the person who started a thread (or subthread).
I thought it meant that he would figure out the answer in polynomial time.
Eric Lavigne wrote:
> I have seen the term OP many times in this newsgroup (and never
> elsewhere). It seems to refer to the person who starts a thread. What
> is the meaning of OP and what do the letters stand for?
>
depending on context, original post (article) or original poster.
kt
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Kenny Tilton <·······@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
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| Eric Lavigne wrote:
| > I have seen the term OP many times in this newsgroup (and never
| > elsewhere). It seems to refer to the person who starts a thread. What
| > is the meaning of OP and what do the letters stand for?
|
| depending on context, original post (article) or original poster.
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Or sometimes (again, depending on context) "other poster"
[as a shorthand for "that other guy but I forgot his name].
But as Kenny said, "original poster" is the usual default meaning.
-Rob
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