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no-ops

no-ops is the plural of no-op.

Meaning of no-op

Noun (1)

no-op (plural no-ops)

  1. An instruction or operation that has no effect; a null operation.
    • Points may be coincident and the number of specified points can be zero, in which case the function is a no-op.1991, Graham C. E. Winn, OS/2 Presentation Manager GPI
    Synonyms:
    nop

Noun (2)

no-op (plural no-ops)

  1. A transgender or transsexual person who has chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
    • At the time of the interviews, nineteen of the twenty interviewees were taking hormones; five were pre-operative; thirteen were postoperative; and two were ‘no-ops’ (no surgery intended at the time of interview).2008, Christopher Shelley, “Introduction: Transpeople and the Problem of Re/Action”, in Transpeople: Repudiation, Trauma, Healing, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 12
    Synonyms:
    non-op

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Questions about no-ops

What is no-ops the plural of?
No-ops is the plural of no-op.

Words near no-ops in the dictionary

  1. no-nonsense
  2. no-nonsensely
  3. no-nos
  4. no-one
  5. no-op
  6. no-ops
  7. no-par
  8. no-planer
  9. no-planers
  10. no-platform
  11. no-platformed

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