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Definition: Short for "administrator", which in the Unix and computing context, is short for either "system administrator" or "network administrator". It refers to either a responsible person or the job functions of (e.g., managing and maintaining the systems) or root privileges given to such a person (as in "Admin Password" and "Admin Mod").

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"Sys Admin"
The journal for Unix systems administrators.


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