admin

¹

[ ad-min, ad-min ]

noun

1. administration; administrative work.
2. an administrative assistant:

   My admin will call you back with that information later today.

3. an administrator:

   government admins.

adjective

1. of or relating to an administrator or to administrative functions:

   You can’t install computer programs without admin privileges.

admin.

²

abbreviation for

1. administration.

admin

/ ˈædmɪn /

noun

1. informal.
   short for administration

Word History and Origins

Origin of admin¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Cindy Baker, 49, an admin based in Canada, says the group averages around 1,000 posts a week; some members post daily.

From Slate

“It attracts the overthinkers,” says Hayley Bennett, a 37-year-old admin based in Perth, Australia, who is neurodivergent.

From Slate

“Sometimes people picking the thing that I think I want can make me go, ‘OK, no’—it makes me more decisive,” says 26-year-old Rylie Lynn, another admin, who is based in South Carolina and has ADHD.

From Slate

Ms Suter said this would improve the "admin side" of child benefit payments, which has been criticised for being confusing.

From BBC

Ms Hayes said she had since written a will and was now dealing with what she termed her "brain tumour admin" ahead of her operation.

From BBC