Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sysprog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sysprog
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A systems programmer.

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"The sysprogs of the 1970s and early '80s also tended the mainframe as it shook and rattled incongruously on the edge of Dartmouth's Colonial campus."

Etymology

Blend of system + programmer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sysprogs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sysadmin sysop

Questions

What does sysprog mean?: A systems programmer.
Where does sysprog come from?: Blend of system + programmer.

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