Subject: Re: meaning of OP
From: rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock)
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:42:15 -0500
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Message-ID: <CdWdnXUnjr-KWfTfRVn-1Q@speakeasy.net>
Kenny Tilton  <ktilton@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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