no-op

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An instruction or operation that has no effect

   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.
   • A JMP instruction qualifies as a no-op in this sense.
2. 2

   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.
3. 3

   A transgender or transsexual person who has chosen not to undergo sex reassignment…

   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).

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