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Shortening.

Noun edit

sysad (plural sysads)

  1. Alternative form of sysadmin
    • 1996, yffp, “Compromise Proposal”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
      If a sysad refuses to add a group, we're no worse than we are[sic] before.
    • 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.

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