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admin

[ ad-min ]
/ ædˈmɪn /
Informal.
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noun
administration; administrative work.
an administrative assistant: My admin will call you back with that information later today.
an administrator: government admins.
adjective
of or relating to an administrator or to administrative functions: You can’t install computer programs without admin privileges.
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Origin of admin

By shortening

Other definitions for admin (2 of 2)

admin.

abbreviation
administration.
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British Dictionary definitions for admin

admin
/ (ˈædmɪn) /

noun
informal short for administration
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