Definition of "admin" in English

noun

1. (uncountable, informal) Administration, or administrative work.

   • There's a lot of admin involved in the birth of a child.

2. (countable, informal) An administration (a body that administers; the executive part of government).

3. (uncountable, informal) The administrative or managerial body of a company or other organization.

4. (countable, informal) An administrator (one who administers affairs).

5. (countable, informal, computing) A systems administrator (one who maintains a computer system or network).

   • Our admin has upgraded the server in our office, so we can exchange files faster.

6. (countable, informal, Internet) A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity of other users.

   • The admin changed the forum settings to enable the use of emoticons.

verb

1. (transitive, computing, informal) To serve as an administrator for or of.