"no-op" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-us-no-op.oga [US]
Etymology: Short for no operation. Etymology templates: {{m|en|no operation}} no operation Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} no-op (not comparable)
  1. (LGBT, of a transgender or transsexual person) Having chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): LGBT Synonyms: non-op
    Sense id: en-no-op-en-adj-~s0KTS4s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 16 39 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: En-us-no-op.oga [US] Forms: no-ops [plural]
Etymology: Short for no operation (NOP), common assembly language instruction. Head templates: {{en-noun}} no-op (plural no-ops)
  1. (computing) An instruction or operation that has no effect; a null operation. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: nop Translations (instruction or operation that has no significant effect): lệnh vô tác (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-no-op-en-noun--yOso7vh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 16 39 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-us-no-op.oga [US] Forms: no-ops [plural]
Etymology: Short for no operation. Etymology templates: {{m|en|no operation}} no operation Head templates: {{en-noun}} no-op (plural no-ops)
  1. (LGBT) A transgender or transsexual person who has chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery. Categories (topical): LGBT, Transgender Synonyms: non-op
    Sense id: en-no-op-en-noun-~uGZJ~Wk Disambiguation of Transgender: 32 6 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 16 39 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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