admin /ˈædˌmɪn/noun 6verb 1forms 5 noun6 •(informal) Administration, or administrative work.There's a lot of admin involved in the birth of a child. •(informal) An administrator (one who administers affairs). •(informal) A systems administrator (one who maintains a computer system or network).Our admin has upgraded the server in our office, so we can exchange files faster. •(Internet, informal) A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity of other users.The admin changed the forum settings to enable the use of emoticons. •(informal) An administration (a body that administers; the executive part of government).“I had word from The Trump admin that theyre^([sic]) on top of things,” Mr. Tate wrote to someone close to him, in a message reviewed by The New York Times. — 2025 •(informal) The administrative or managerial body of a company or other organization.Barren dirt plots behind knee-high metal fences indicated admin must have cut the flower budget. — 2020 verb1 •(informal) To serve as an administrator for or of. formsadmined · adminned · admining · adminning · admins
admin. adjective 1noun 1 adjective1 •Abbreviation of administrative. noun1 •Abbreviation of administration.