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no-op¹

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Short for no operation (NOP), common assembly language instruction.

noun 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.

    Similar: nop

no-op²

Where it comes from

Short for no operation.

adjective

  1. not comparable, of a transgender or transsexual person Having chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery. Both ‘no-op’ interviewees hold relatively stable identities as TG and offer interesting perspectives on trans repudiation from a TG standpoint.

    Similar: non-op

noun 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).

    Similar: non-op

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noun instruction or operation that has no significant effect

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"no-op." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/no-op. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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no-op. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/no-op

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"no-op." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/no-op.

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@misc{no_op_2026,
  title = {no-op},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/no-op},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}