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sysadmin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A system administrator; a person whose job it is to maintain computer or network systems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Blend of system + administrator.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُدِير أَنْظِمَة (mudīr ʔanẓima) — systems administrator
  • Chinese Mandarin: 系統管理員 /系统管理员 (xìtǒng guǎnlǐyuán) — systems administrator
  • Dutch: systeembeheerder — systems administrator
  • Finnish: järjestelmänvalvoja — systems administrator
  • Finnish: järjestelmän hallinnoija — systems administrator
  • French: administrateur systèmes — systems administrator
  • German: Systemadministrator — systems administrator
  • Hungarian: rendszergazda — systems administrator
  • Japanese: システムアドミニストレータ (shisutemuadominisutorētā) — systems administrator
  • Portuguese: administrador de sistemas — systems administrator
  • Russian: систе́мный администра́тор (sistémnyj administrátor) — systems administrator
  • Russian: сисадми́н (sisadmín) — systems administrator
  • Russian: адми́н (admín) — systems administrator
  • Spanish: administrador de sistemas — systems administrator
  • Ukrainian: систе́мний адміністра́тор (systémnyj administrátor) — systems administrator
  • Ukrainian: сисадмін (sysadmin) — systems administrator