definition of "OP"

I see this a lot and am not sure what it means. I know it means "person who opened the thread" but am not sure what it stands for?!

Please enlighten me!

Notting

 

lol mate...

OP = Original Poster, hope that helped!

 

It means Object Oriented PHP , Oh wait thats OOP

Just kidding, Emitates is correct

 

it could also be operator for irc users.. am i correct?

 

It actually could be a lot of things

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op

BUT, In this case its

Original poster, or original post, in Internet slang specific to thread-based communication

 

OP stands for original poster
It is the person who has created the thread.

 

"Please spread some rep b4 giving it to sundaybrew again!"

Notting

 

operator
original post
original poster
original picture
etc..

 

Mate!! You sure?? I would have thought you knew this???

 

Over protective...is that correct? lol

 

its means Old Poor Man ... oh thats opm , sorry

 

op (out of place) lolz

 

yeah its Out of Place...

 

original poster :

Example : closed with Op Request << this is message alot here when thread closed

 

lol I never knew what it stand for, and now I do.

 

OOP stands for Object Oriented Programming not whatever bullshite that you gurgled out

 

Over populated....

 

Obese Python

 

Out of Pocket