Meanings
nounClickOps (uncountable)
- humorousuncountablecomputingManual (point-and-click) configuration of a system, as opposed to an automated one.
The security and sysadmin status quo of “ClickOps” is, through this lens, frankly dangerous. It increases tight coupling and complexity, without the efficiency blessings we'd expect from this Faustian bargain—akin to trading our soul for a life of tedium.
2023, Kelly Shortridge, Aaron Rinehart, Security Chaos Engineering, O'Reilly, →ISBN
Origin
Blend of click + op(eration)s, after DevOps.
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APA
ClickOps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ClickOps
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