"HugOps" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From hug + ops, modelled on DevOps. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hug|ops}} hug + ops Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} HugOps (uncountable)
  1. (software engineering, social media) A practice or ethos of showing empathy, support, and appreciation for people who operate or restore technical services, especially during an outage. Tags: uncountable
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