sysad
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortening.
Noun edit
sysad (plural sysads)
- Alternative form of sysadmin
- 1998, Anonymous (SAMS Publishing), Maximum security
- Sysads are quick to track down bizarre behavior if they are there to witness it. I once had a system administrator track me down immediately after I grabbed her password file. She was in Canada and I was in Los Angeles.
- 1999, Jessica Keyes, Internet Management, page 162:
- If your sysad does not have time to pay adequate attention to security issues, restructure his or her duties.