Administrator
An administrator may refer to any of the following:

1. Alternatively called an admin, administrator, and gatekeeper, root is a superuser account on a computer or network and has complete control. When referring to a Unix and Linux computer, this user is often known as root. On a Windows computer and on a network, this user is often called an administrator. However, each of these terms is interchangeable.
When dealing with computers, there can be many different administrators in a company. Listed below are a few examples of the different administrators a company may employ.
Types of network administrators
- DBA (Database Administrator)
- IT, LAN, or Network Administrator
- Linux Administrator - Individual responsible for Linux systems.
- System Administrator (sysadmin) - Individual responsible for managing the users and system settings of computers.
How do I log into Windows as an administrator?
If you do not have administrative privileges, you may not log in as an admin.
- Log into your Windows account.
- Press the Windows key, type Control Panel, and press Enter.
- Click User Accounts twice, then select Manage User Accounts.
- Enter your admin password.
2. The name of assigned rights, permissions, policies, or procedures given to one or more persons that allows them more access on a system. For example, someone with administrative privileges could add and delete users from that system.
Administrator rights, Network engineer, Rights, Security terms, SU