Administrator or admin may refer to:

Job roles

Computing and internet

* 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 :''This article concentrates on server administration in the context of computer gaming. For generic server administration, see system administrator. For the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator product see OpenManage.'' A server administrator, or ...

, a person who acts as the administrator for an Internet gaming or other type of server *

Superuser In computing, the superuser is a special user account used for system administration. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be root, administrator, admin or supervisor. In some cases, the actual name of t ...

, a type of computer user with administrative privileges *

Sysop A sysop (; an abbreviation of system operator) is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a bulletin board system (BBS) or an online service virtual community.Jansen, E. & James,V. (2002). NetLingo: the Internet dictionary. Netl ...

, a commonly used term for a system operator, an administrator of a multi-user website ** Wikipedia administrators * System administrator, a person responsible for running technically advanced information systems

Government

* Administrator of the Government, in various Commonwealth realms and territories ** Administrator (Australia), for use of the title in Australia * In the

independent agencies of the United States government Independent agencies of the United States federal government are agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments (those headed by a Cabinet secretary) and the Executive Office of the President. In a narrower sense, the term refers ...

, the administrator is the highest executive officer in an independent agency whose name ends with the word "administration" * Administrator, a practitioner of

public administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, Administration (government), administration of Government, government establishment (Governance#P ...

Religion

* 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 An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...

, 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

* 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 Academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the faculty or academics, although some personnel may have joint responsibilities. Some ...

, 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