Administrator or admin may refer to:

Job roles

Computing and internet

Database administrator A database administrator (DBA) manages computer databases. The role may include capacity planning, installation, configuration, database design, migration, performance monitoring, security, troubleshooting, as well as backup and data re ...

, a person who is responsible for the environmental aspects of a database * Forum administrator, one who oversees discussions on an Internet forum *

Network administrator A network administrator is a person designated in an organization whose responsibility includes maintaining computer infrastructures with emphasis on local area networks (LANs) up to wide area networks (WANs). Responsibilities may vary between or ...

, engineers involved in computer networks * Server administrator, 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 the ...

, 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. Ne ...

, a commonly used term for a system operator, an administrator of a multi-user website ** Wikipedia administrators *

System administrator An IT administrator, system administrator, sysadmin, or admin is a person who is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, especially multi-user computers, such as Server (computing), servers. The ...

, 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 In the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, independent agencies are List of federal agencies in the United States, agencies that exist outside the United States federal executive departments, federal execu ...

, 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, or public policy and administration refers to "the management of public programs", or the "translation of politics into the reality that citizens see every day",Kettl, Donald and James Fessler. 2009. ''The Politics of the ...

Religion

Administrator (of ecclesiastical property) In the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, an administrator of ecclesiastical property is anyone charged with the care of church property. Administrative authority The supreme administrator and steward of to all ecclesiastical temporalities ...

, anyone charged with the care of church property in the Roman Catholic Church *

Diocesan administrator A diocesan administrator (also known as archdiocesan administrator, archiepiscopal administrator and eparchial administrator for the case, respectively, of an archdiocese, archeparchy, and eparchy) is a provisional ordinary of a Catholic partic ...

, 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) A diocesan administrator (also known as archdiocesan administrator, archiepiscopal administrator and eparchial administrator for the case, respectively, of an archdiocese, archeparchy, and eparchy) is a provisional ordinary of a Catholic partic ...

, the ruler of a prince-bishopric in medieval times who was not confirmed by the Pope

Other job roles

Business administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

, a person responsible for the performance or management of administrative business operations *

Administrator (law) The administrator of an estate is a legal term referring to a person appointed by a court to administer the estate of a deceased person who left no will Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition ...

, 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. Som ...

, administration of a school *

Arts administrator Arts administration (alternatively arts management) is a field in the arts sector that facilitates programming within cultural organizations. Arts administrators are responsible for facilitating the day-to-day operations of the organization as we ...

, responsible for the business end of an arts organization *

Health administration Health administration, healthcare administration, healthcare management, health services management or hospital management is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, health care systems, ho ...

, leadership, management, and administration of health organizations

Other uses

Administrator (role) The Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) is a self-assessed personality questionnaire. It was first introduced in the book '' Please Understand Me''. The KTS is closely associated with the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI); however, there are signif ...

, one of the roles in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter personality assessment scheme *

Administration (law) As a legal concept, administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions, similar to bankruptcy in the United States. It functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent entities and allows them to carry on ...