1. plural of op; short for operations, especially in military, business, or technical contexts
Usage: informal; often used in compound forms like 'black ops' or 'special ops'
2. plural of op; short for optical art or op art, a style of abstract art using geometric patterns
Usage: art history

Examples

• The military conducted several covert ops in the region.
• Special ops teams trained for months before the mission.
• The museum featured an exhibition of ops art from the 1960s.
• The tech company's ops team manages all server infrastructure.
• Black ops are classified government activities.
• She studied ops art and was fascinated by the visual illusions.