sysad

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• dassy, YASDs