chanop

plural chanops

1. InternetAn IRC channel operator.

   Perhaps I might now add one more piece of etiquette advice, for which all chanops will thank me. If you want ops on a channel, don't beg for them […]

   1995, Stuart H. Harris, The IRC Survival Guide, page 121

   1 more example

   IRC supports mechanisms for the enforcement of acceptable behaviour on IRC. Channel operators — "chanops" or "chops" — have access to the /kick command, which throws a specified user out of the given channel.

   1996, Peter Ludlow, High Noon on the Electronic Frontier, page 404

   Synonyms: chop, op