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Date "OP" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1831. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Op /op/ n. 1. In England and Ireland, common verbal abbreviation for `operator', as in system operator. Less common in the U.S., where sysop seems to be preferred. 2. [IRC] Someone who is endowed with privileges on IRC, not limited to a particular channel. These are generally people who are in charge of the IRC server at their particular site. Sometimes used interchangeably with CHOP. Compare sysop. Source: Jargon File. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Some composers' musical pieces are identified by opus numbers which generally run either in order of composition or in order of publication. Certain composers' works have been definitively cataloged by a given scholar, and in such instances these works can be unambiguously referred to by their thematic catalog abbreviations.
- Bach's works are referred to by their BWV or Bachwerkverzeichnis numbers after the catalogue by Wolfgang Schmieder.
- Haydn's works are referred to by their Hob or Hoboken numbers after Anthony van Hoboken's 1957 classification.
- Mozart's works are referred to by their K or Köchel numbers, after Ludwig von Köchel.
- Schubert's works are referred to by their D or Deutsch numbers after Otto Erich Deutsch's catalogue.
- Vivaldi's works are referred to by their RV or Ryom Verzeichnis numbers after Peter Ryom's catalogue.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Opus number."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
OP | Danish | Operationelt program | European Union |
OP | Dutch | Oranje pecco | N/A |
OP | English | Organophosphate | N/A |
OP | French | Ordinateur personnel | Computing |
OP | German | Operationelles Programm | European Union |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: OP |
| English words defined with "OP": Vasarely, Viktor Vasarely. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "OP": 1985 Repatriation Subsidy Scheme ♦ 50-plus scheme ♦ block or day release, block or day release courses, byte-code ♦ chan op, channel op, chanop ♦ external border, external borders ♦ Hymn Tunes ♦ Intel 8086, Internet Relay Chat, ircop ♦ National 4 and 5 May Committee,National Remembrance and Liberation Day ♦ op code ♦ personal reintegration budget, postulated initiating event ♦ RCA 1802, Rotterdam Metropolitan Region ♦ twilight zone ♦ University for Humanist Studies ♦ Zilog Z280, Zilog Z80. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "OP" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Afrikaan (a, in, inside, into, on, per, upon, within), Danish (above, up, uphill, upwards), Dutch (above, according as, according to, as, at, by, exhausted, for, from, in, inside, into, on, out of, owing to, per, spent, through, to, toward, towards, up, uphill, upon, upwards, used up, within, worn, write down), Faeroese (aperture, breach, gap, opening), Flemish (on), Frisian (on, upon), German (operating room), Luxembourgish (on, open, to, to, on). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Don't worry about your little covert op, I'll keep it on the low down (Meet the Parents; writing credit: Greg Glienna; Mary Ruth Clarke) There is this devastating satirical piece on that on the Op Ed page of the Times, it is devastating (Manhattan; writing credit: Woody Allen ; Marshall Brickman) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Dik Trom knapt het op (1974) Op de Hollandse toer (1973) Wachten op Godot (1973) Circus op stelten (1972) Sejle op ad åen (1972) | |
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![]() | The OP spectacles / Cruikshank del. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Posredinie - plashchanitsa XVII v. - rieznoe iz dereva izobrazhenie vozlezhashchago vo Grobie Khrista Spasitelia. Po storonam rieznyia izobrazheniia Sv. Ioanna Bogoslova i Sv. Ioanna Predtechi. Muz. op. No. 5683 i No. 190. V Rostovskom muzeie. Rostov Veli. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Pokrov XVI vieka, izobrazhaiushchii Prepod. Avraamiia, shityi zolotom i chernymi nitkami na shelkov. polie. Po predaniiu, vozlozhen na grobnitsu Sv. Avraamiia Rostovskago TSarem Ivanom Vasil'evichem Groznym po vozvrashchenii iz Kazanskago pokhoda. Muz. op. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Gordo. "Deesh op the Mayan vitameens, Amparo!". Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Retsforbundet vil rydde op, saet x ved liste E. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Byg op med ungdom : x C, det Konservative folkeparti. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | De Brand in den Rijksdag! : op 27 februari werd de Rijksdag te Berlijn arangestoken ... Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | DS '70, lijst 7, Drees : met het oog op de toekomst. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Stop grundspekulationen, inflationen og bureaukratiet : ned med renten og skatterne, op med real-lonnen ... Retsforbundet ... Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Stones and Stanchions 2" by Matt Williams Commentary: "Metal stanchion holding op the roof of the tented area in near the Atrium at the NEC." |
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| "OP" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 85.85% of the time. "OP" is used about 212 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 85.85% | 182 | 22,870 |
| Unclassified Items | 12.74% | 27 | 66,962 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.42% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 212 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "OP": chan op ♦ channel op ♦ co op ♦ op art ♦ op code ♦ photo op. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "OP": op-amp, op-amps, op-art, op-code, op-ed, op-position, Op-ra, op-sized, Op-wolf, op-x. | |
Ending with "OP": photo-op. | |
Containing "OP": Bergen-op-zoom. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
op | 518 | op web page | 33 |
co op | 325 | co op housing | 32 |
mountain equipment co op | 280 | op telefoonnummer zoeken | 32 |
op art | 198 | co op texas university | 32 |
post op transsexual | 132 | co farmer op | 31 |
co op travel | 109 | op amp circuit | 29 |
coin op | 96 | inter op | 28 |
op swim wear | 90 | op ed | 27 |
bergen op zoom netherlands | 76 | co op city | 26 |
op amp | 72 | er op uit | 25 |
co mountain op | 53 | post op transexuals | 25 |
post op transexual | 52 | co op insurance | 25 |
calgary co op | 52 | op pre | 25 |
post op | 49 | op tech | 25 |
auto.search.msn.com auto.search.msn.com auto.search.msn.com auto.search.msn.com kleurplezier.com op op op op | 48 | op swimsuit | 24 |
post op shemale | 48 | ladyboy op post | 24 |
op clothing | 40 | diet op post | 24 |
bergen op zoom | 37 | 741 amp op | 23 |
co op network | 35 | co op services credit union | 23 |
op amps | 34 | aandelen op optie | 23 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "OP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | kooperativë (co op, co operative). (various references) | |
Arabic | تعاونية (co op), بقالة تعاونية (co op), بالاشتراك (co op). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | кооператив (co op). (various references) | |
Chinese | 操作 (manipulate, Manipulated, Manipulating, manipulation, Operate, Operated, Operating, Operation, operations). (various references) | |
Czech | družstvo (co op, contingent, coop, cooperative, partnership, squad, syndicate, team), družstevní prodejna (co op). (various references) | |
Danish | sektorspecifik OP (sectoral OP), sektorbestemt OP (sectoral OP). (various references) | |
Dutch | sectorieel OP (sectoral OP). (various references) | |
French | PO sectoriel (sectoral OP), graphique des opérations (op ch, operation chart), coopérative (co op), coopératif (co op), assistant (co op). (various references) | |
German | op-art (op art), sektorbezogenes OP (sectoral OP), konsum (co op, consumption, cooperative society, cooperative store). (various references) | |
Greek | τομεακό ΛΠ (sectoral OP). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מרכול (co op, supermarket), קואופרטיב (co op, cooperative), צרכניה (co op, supermarket). (various references) | |
Hungarian | optikai (optic, optical), operáció (operation, surgery), távirdász (telegraph operator, telegraphist), távírókezelő, műtét (operation, surgery). (various references) | |
Italian | PO settoriale (sectoral OP). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | オブラートに包む (obbligato, obligation, oblique line, op art, optical art, option, optional, optional parts, optional tour, use an indirect expression). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | オプアート (op art, optical art). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | opay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | PO sectorial (sectoral OP). (various references) | |
Russian | операция (operation, operations, procedure, surgeries). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | kooperativa (co op). (various references) | |
Spanish | PO sectorial (sectoral OP), cooperativa (co op, co operative, companionship, cooperative). (various references) | |
Swedish | konsum (co op, coop, co-op). (various references) | |
Thai | การศึกษาศิลปะแนวสื่อความหมายด้วยรูปแบบเรขาคณิตและสี (op art). (various references) | |
Turkish | kooperatif (co op, cooperative). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "OP": opacified, opacifies, opacify, opacifying, opacities, opacity, opah, opahs, opal, opalesce, opalesced, opalescence, opalescences, opalescent, opalescently, opalesces, opalescing, opaline, opalines, opals, opaque, opaqued, opaquely, opaqueness, opaquenesses, opaquer, opaques, opaquest, opaquing, ope, oped, open, openabilities, openability, openable, opencast, opened, opener, openers, openest, openhanded, openhandedly, openhandedness, openhandednesses, openhearted, openheartedly, openheartedness, openheartednesses, opening, openings, openly. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "OP": agitprop, airdrop, anviltop, archbishop, atop, backdrop, backstop, bakeshop, barbershop, barhop, bebop, bellhop, bishop, blacktop, bloop, bookshop, bop, calthrop, caltrop, carhop, carrottop, cartop, chop, clop, codevelop, codswallop, collop, cookshop, cooktop, coop, cop, countertop, cowflop, cowplop, crop, desktop, develop, dewdrop, dollop, doorstop, dramshop, droop, drop, eardrop, eavesdrop, envelop, escallop, escalop, estop, flattop, flop. (additional references) | |
Words containing "OP": acetaminophen, acetaminophens, acetophenetidin, acetophenetidins, achondroplasia, achondroplasias, achondroplastic, acidophil, acidophile, acidophiles, acidophilic, acidophils, acropetal, acropetally, acrophobe, acrophobes, acrophobia, acrophobias, acropolis, acropolises, adenohypophyseal, adenohypophyses, adenohypophysial, adenohypophysis, adopt, adoptabilities, adoptability, adoptable, adopted, adoptee, adoptees, adopter, adopters, adoptianism, adoptianisms, adopting, adoption, adoptionism, adoptionisms, adoptionist, adoptionists, adoptions, adoptive, adoptively, adopts, adrenocorticotrophic, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotrophins, adrenocorticotropic, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotropins. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "OP" (pronounced Ä"p) |
| 2 | Ä" p | atop, bop, chop, cop, crop, drop, flop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, nonstop, plop, pop, prop, shop, Shoppe, slop, sop, stop, swap, top, wop. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "o-p" | |
+1 letter: bop, cop, fop, hop, kop, lop, mop, ope, ops, opt, pod, poh, poi, pol, pom, pop, pot, pow, pox, pro, sop, top, upo, wop. | |
+2 letters: apod, atop, bops, capo, chop, clop, comp, coop, cope, cops, copy, coup, crop, dopa, dope, dopy, dorp, drop, epos, expo, flop, fops, glop, goop, gorp, holp, hoop, hope, hops, hypo, knop, koph, kops, loop, lope, lops, loup, mope, mops, mopy, nope, oops, opah, opal, oped, open, opes, opts, opus, ouph, peon, pepo, peso, phon, phot, pion, piso, plod, plop, plot, plow, ploy, pock, poco, pods, poem, poet, pogy, pois, poke, poky, pole, poll, polo, pols, poly, pome, pomp, poms, pond, pone, pong, pons, pony, pood, poof, pooh, pool, poon, poop, poor, pope, pops, pore, pork, porn, port, pose, posh, post, posy, pots, pouf, pour, pout, pows, prao, proa, prod, prof, prog, prom, prop, pros, prow, qoph, repo, romp, rope, ropy, roup, scop, shop, slop, soap, soph, sops, soup, spot, stop, swop, tope, toph, topi, tops, trop, typo, updo, upon, whop, wops. | |
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