A sysop (p; an abbreviation of system operator) is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a bulletin board system (BBS) or an online service virtual community. It may also be used to refer to administrators of other Internet-based network services. Co-sysops are users who may be granted certain admin privileges on a BBS. General... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sysop
Anyone responsible for the physical operations of a computer system or network resource. For example, a System Administrator decides how often backups and maintenance should be performed and the System Operator performs those tasks. Found on http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html