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OP: Original Poster
The full form of OP is Original Poster. In an online forum, OP means “original poster” but it can also mean “original post”. OP is the first post that starts the thread. At English Language & Usage, most people use OP as an abbreviation for original poster, but not everyone follows this convention all the time.
Examples of OP
- An OP posted a cake recipe on a baking subreddit.
- To answer the OP’s original question…
- I think the OP was actually just sharing an anecdote about traveling to China. He wasn’t looking for a debate on China politics.
Other Full Forms of OP
| Full Form | Category |
|---|---|
| Original Post | Texting |
| Out-Patient | Hospitality |
| Observation Post | Military |
| Ocean Pacific | Companies |
| One Piece | Manga & Anime |
| Operational Planning | Business Terms |
| Opposite Prompt | Performing arts |
| Optimus Prime | Fictional |
| Opus number | Music |
| Orange Pekoe | Food & Drink |
| Oratory Prep | Education |
| Order in probability | Mathematics |
| OrganoPhosphate | Chemistry |
| Original Pronunciation | Linguistics |
| OsuusPankki [Cooperative Bank] | Banking |
| Out of Print | Business Terms |
| OutPatient | Hospitals |
| Overall Position | Exams & Tests |
| Overland Park | Towns & Cities |
| OverPowered | PUBG |
| Obras Publicas | Guatemalan |
| Office Products | Products |
| Official Publication | US Government |
| On Plan | General Business |
| On Program | Hospitals |
| One Power | Religion |
| Open Platform | Hardware |
| Open Pollinated | Botany |
| Open Position | Sports |
| Operating Plan | Military |
| OPeration | Physiology |
| Operator Panel | General Computing |
| Oral Presentation | Toastmasters |
| Orthographic Projection | News & Media |
| Overland Park, Kansas | States |