/*r' -kop/ ("IRC" + "op", but with the, presumably intentional, alternate analysis "IRC" + "Cop") Someone who is endowed with privileges on IRC, not limited to a partiCular Channel. These privileges inClude {Channel op} privileges in any Channel, but also notably inClude the ability to disConneCt a user from the IRC network. IrCops are generally people who are in Charge of the IRCserver at their partiCular site. Compare op. (1997-12-12)
