Sysadmin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A systems administrator; a person whose job it is to maintain computer or network systems.

    "Many front-end web developers may not have implemented a web service before, leaving that boring stuff to the neckbeards and the sysadmins."

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superusersystem administrator

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"Many front-end web developers may not have implemented a web service before, leaving that boring stuff to the neckbeards and the sysadmins."

Etymology

Blend of system + administrator.

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