# Administrator

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'''Administrator''' or '''admin''' may refer to:

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==Job roles==
===Computing and internet===
* [Database administrator](/source/Database_administrator), a person who is responsible for the environmental aspects of a database
* [Forum administrator](/source/Forum_administrator), one who oversees discussions on an Internet forum
* [Network administrator](/source/Network_administrator), engineers involved in computer networks
* [Postmaster](/source/Postmaster_(computing)), the administrator of a mail server
* [Server administrator](/source/Server_administrator), a person who acts as the administrator for an Internet gaming or other type of server
* [Superuser](/source/Superuser), a type of computer user with administrative privileges
* [Sysop](/source/Sysop), a commonly used term for a system operator, an administrator of a multi-user website
** [Wikipedia administrators](/source/Wikipedia_administrators)
* [System administrator](/source/System_administrator), a person responsible for running technically advanced information systems

===Government===
* [Administrator of the Government](/source/Administrator_of_the_Government), in various Commonwealth realms and territories
** [Administrator (Australia)](/source/Administrator_(Australia)), for use of the title in Australia
* In the [independent agencies of the United States government](/source/independent_agencies_of_the_United_States_government), the administrator is the highest executive officer in an independent agency whose name ends with the word "administration"
* Administrator, a practitioner of [public administration](/source/public_administration)

===Religion===
* [Administrator (of ecclesiastical property)](/source/Administrator_(of_ecclesiastical_property)), anyone charged with the care of church property in the Roman Catholic Church 
* [Diocesan administrator](/source/Diocesan_administrator), a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic church
* [Apostolic Administrator](/source/Apostolic_Administrator), a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration
* [Administrator (medieval)](/source/Administrator_(medieval)), the ruler of a prince-bishopric in medieval times who was not confirmed by the Pope

===Other job roles===
* [Business administration](/source/Business_administration), a person responsible for the performance or management of administrative business operations
* [Administrator (law)](/source/Administrator_(law)), a person appointed by a court to handle the administration of an estate for someone who has died without a will
* [Academic administration](/source/Academic_administration), administration of a school
* [Arts administrator](/source/Arts_administrator), responsible for the business end of an arts organization
* [Health administration](/source/Health_administration), leadership, management, and administration of health organizations

==Other uses==
* [Administrator (role)](/source/Administrator_(role)), one of the roles in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter personality assessment scheme
* [Administration (law)](/source/Administration_(law)), a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions

==See also==
* [Administration (disambiguation)](/source/Administration_(disambiguation))
* [Administrative assistant](/source/Administrative_assistant)
* [Majordomo](/source/Majordomo)

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