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Administrator or admin may refer to:
Job roles[edit]
Computing and internet[edit]
The built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. It is disabled to enhance security as this is a common account targeted by hacking scripts. Dec 06, 2015 administrator user account - Is an unelevated administrator account that is created by default during the installation of Windows, or is already setup for you on an OEM (ex: Dell) computer. This account can be a local account or Microsoft account that is a member of the Administrators group. Windows 10 has the Standard user account and the Administrator account, each with different privileges to use a device and applications. An administrator account offers complete system control with privileges such as access to all files on the device. Aug 12, 2020 Windows 10 has the Standard user account and the Administrator account, each with different privileges to use a device and applications. An administrator account offers complete system control with privileges such as access to all files on the device. If a program requires Administrator privileges to perform certain functions, you need to run the program as Administrator. To run a program as Administrator in Windows 10, right-click the icon in your Start menu and select Run as administrator. For example, in the image below, we are running the Windows 10 command prompt as administrator.
- Database administrator, a person who is responsible for the environmental aspects of a database
- Forum administrator, one who oversees discussions on an Internet forum
- Network administrator, engineers involved in computer networks
- Server administrator, a person who acts as the administrator for an Internet gaming or other type of server
- Superuser, a type of computer user with administrative privileges
- Sysop, a commonly used term for a system operator, an administrator of a multi-user website
- System administrator, a person responsible for running technically advanced information systems
Government[edit]
- Administrator of the Government, in various Commonwealth realms and territories
- Administrator (Australia), for use of this title in Australia
- In the independent agencies of the United States government, the highest executive officer in an independent agency whose name ends with the word 'administration'
- Administrator, a practitioner of public administration
Religion[edit]
- Administrator (of ecclesiastical property), anyone charged with the care of church property in the Roman Catholic Church
- Diocesan administrator, a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic church
- Apostolic Administrator, a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration
- Administrator (medieval), the ruler of a prince-bishopric in medieval times who was not confirmed by the Pope
Other job roles[edit]
- Business administration, a person responsible for the performance or management of administrative business operations
- Administrator (law), a person appointed by a court to handle the administration of an estate for someone who has died without a will
- Academic administration, administration of a school
- Arts administrator, responsible for the business end of an arts organization
- Health administration, leadership, management, and administration of health organizations
Other uses[edit]
The Administrator John Wick
- Administrator (role), one of the roles in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter personality assessment scheme
- Administr@tor, an education magazine published by Scholastic Corporation
- Administration (law), a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions
See also[edit]
- da share z0ne, a comedic social media account run by a fictitious skeleton character named 'Admin'