ADMIN
What does "ADMIN" mean?
Short for administration or administrator; the routine work or person that manages a system or organization.
Meanings
- The routine clerical and organizational tasks of running something. Half my morning vanished into email and admin. informal
- A person with privileged control over a computer system, network, or online community. Message an admin if you get locked out of the server. informal
- Relating to administration, as in an admin account or admin panel. You'll need admin rights to install that. informal
Word origin
A 20th-century clipping of 'administration' and 'administrator', from Latin 'administrare' (to manage, serve), formed from 'ad-' (to) plus 'ministrare' (to serve).
Remember it
ADMIN hides 'MIN' - the admin keeps things running with the MINimum fuss and MINisters to the system.
A little poem
No one applauds the spreadsheet kept in line,
the inbox cleared, the quiet password reset -
the world stays standing on this unseen spine.
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Wordplay
- Why did the sysadmin get promoted? They had all the right privileges.
What it teaches
The work that keeps a thing alive is rarely the work that gets remembered.
Quick facts
What does ADMIN mean?
Short for administration or administrator; the routine work or person that manages a system or organization.
Is ADMIN a valid word?
Yes — ADMIN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ADMIN?
ADMIN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ADMIN come from?
A 20th-century clipping of 'administration' and 'administrator', from Latin 'administrare' (to manage, serve), formed from 'ad-' (to) plus 'ministrare' (to serve).
What can ADMIN teach us?
The work that keeps a thing alive is rarely the work that gets remembered.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.