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admin.

Administration, or administrative work.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈædˌmɪn//ədˈmɪn//ˈəɖ.mɪn/South-Asia
  1. Administration, or administrative work.

    informal · uncountable
    There's a lot of admin involved in the birth of a child.
  2. An administration (a body that administers; the executive part of government).

    countable · informal
  3. The administrative or managerial body of a company or other organization.

    informal · uncountable
  4. An administrator (one who administers affairs).

    countable · informal
  5. A systems administrator (one who maintains a computer system or network).

    countable · informal
    Our admin has upgraded the server in our office, so we can exchange files faster.
  6. A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity of other users.

    Internet · countable · informal
    The admin changed the forum settings to enable the use of emoticons.
Where this word comes from

Clipping of administrator or administration.

verb/ˈædˌmɪn//ədˈmɪn//ˈəɖ.mɪn/South-Asia
  1. To serve as an administrator for or of.

    informal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Clipping of administrator or administration.

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