| admin ( n., adj.) | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | manager, administrator, superuser, sysadmin |
| Applies to | headmates |
A system admin, also known as a manager, is a system member who performs internal tasks and functions that often benefit the system and its ability to properly function. The role of an admin is often vague, and includes a wide variety of jobs and functions, including controlling front, recording system information, controlling parts of the system and/or innerworld, managing communication, syncing memories, and much more. An admin may have one specific job or multiple, and they may or may not also identify with more specific roles describing their exact role, such as gatekeeper, councilman, memory holder, and census taker.
Admins may not front often, especially in larger systems, as their roles are usually entirely internal. They can potentially be omniscient, and hold information that most other system members are completely unaware of. Occasionally, admins may be situated on a separate sisasystem to the rest of the system, which might not fully communicate with the other ones.
Related Terms[edit | edit source]
- As the role of an admin is vague and can contain many jobs, there are a variety of terms that describe the potential job(s) of an admin. These can include conductor, internal self helper, leader, and ordermate.
- The role of system keeper may be seen as a synonym.
- While admins may be referred to as managers in some systems, there is also a separate role with the same name that describes a system member who helps the system get things accomplished.
