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system administrator

n.
One who manages and maintains computer systems and software, as for a business or institution.
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Noun1.system administrator - a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution)
computer user - a person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business
supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of
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Next came something spattered with upside down question marks, followed by something in Chinese script, both of which, as far as my rudimentary Spanish and Mandarin could fathom, were offering some sort of web service, Beneath these were two more messages from my friendly System Administrator, again telling me that my mailbox was over the limit.
Also, contact the system administrator for your destination before detachment or deployment.
The League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA) has announced the second year of partnering with the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) to present a day-long training program.
"Linux Networx is rapidly expanding and we needed a telecommunications partner that could help us grow our current infrastructure," said Mike Balzotti, system administrator for Linux Networx.
The System Administrator section of the Training System provides utilities for managing courses, students, and student records on the system.
User IDs for the SC9 (HS) are allocated and controlled by the System Administrator. Three access levels, also defined by the System Administrator--Operator, Service and Administrator--can be set and controlled with the checkweigher switching automatically to Protected Mode when no user is logged on or no keyboard input is detected for a pre-determined time.
The program, called Synergy 2000 SE, creates a closed security system environment where a system administrator takes responsibility for granting user privileges, controlling data access, applying password protection and ensuring that the data cannot be compromised.
Do this and the pop-ups will not get through, but neither will any information from your system administrator who may have to resort to e-mail to let users know what is happening with the system.

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