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deopping

deopping is the present participle and gerund of deop.

Meaning of deop

Verb

deop (third-person singular simple present deops, present participle deopping, simple past and past participle deopped)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To demote (an IRC operator) from operator status.
    • True, better clients will remember that a person had a voice before they were opped and will return the + when they are deopped, but that doesn't solve the problem. Suppose someone joins the room after the user is opped and before the user is deopped.1999, Cory McWilliams, “IRC Oddities”, in alt.irc (Usenet)

Noun

deopping (plural deoppings)

  1. (Internet) The demotion of an IRC user from operator status.
    • Chanserv can control a channel in terms of oppings and deoppings […]1998, do...@noone.com, “Chat Channel”, in alt.irc.mirc (Usenet)

Forms of deopping

pluraldeoppings

Questions about deopping

What does deopping mean?
Deopping means the demotion of an IRC user from operator status.
What is deopping the present participle and gerund of?
Deopping is the present participle and gerund of deop.
What part of speech is deopping?
Deopping is a noun.
What is the plural of deopping?
The plural of deopping is deoppings.

Words near deopping in the dictionary

  1. deoppilating
  2. deoppilation
  3. deoppilations
  4. deoppilative
  5. deoppilatives
  6. deopping
  7. deoppings
  8. deops
  9. deoptimisation
  10. deoptimisations
  11. deoptimised

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