Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sysadmin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: sysad-min
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system administrator; a person whose job it is to maintain computer or network systems.

Example Sentences

"Many front-end web developers may not have implemented a web service before, leaving that boring stuff to the neckbeards and the sysadmins."

Etymology

Blend of system + administrator.

Inflected Forms

sysadmins (plural)

Derived Forms

sysadmining

Frequently Paired Words

BOFH sysop sysprog

Questions

What does sysadmin mean?: A system administrator; a person whose job it is to maintain computer or network systems.
Where does sysadmin come from?: Blend of system + administrator.

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