An administrator (short: “Admin”, also sysop for system operator)
is a special role of a user in operating systems, networks,
application programs, mailboxes, mailing lists or websites
such as discussion forums, wikis and similar collaborative websites.
An administrator has extended user rights to carry out special
tasks - mainly the administration and, depending on the method,
partial editing of content - and to enforce
the respective usage guidelines.
is a special role of a user in operating systems, networks,
application programs, mailboxes, mailing lists or websites
such as discussion forums, wikis and similar collaborative websites.
An administrator has extended user rights to carry out special
tasks - mainly the administration and, depending on the method,
partial editing of content - and to enforce
the respective usage guidelines.
Types of administrators include: