admin

¹

[ad-min, ad-min]

noun

1. administration; administrative work.

2. an administrative assistant.

   My admin will call you back with that information later today.

3. an administrator.

   government admins.

adjective

1. of or relating to an administrator or to administrative functions.

   You can’t install computer programs without admin privileges.

admin.

²

abbreviation

1. administration.

admin

/ ˈædmɪn /

noun

1. informal,  short for administration

Word History and Origins

Origin of admin¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Admin Night represents a tiny, nerdy resistance.

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Responding to them is a lot of work, but not enough to justify hiring an admin.

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I called my nerdy little party Admin Night.

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Admin Night is refreshingly bipartisan in this polarized era—turns out nobody likes that chipper chatbot.

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And how can the work of Admin Night be more evenly distributed?

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