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administrator

1. Property law a person authorized to manage an estate, esp when the owner has died intestate or without having appointed executors

2. a person who manages a computer system

administrator

A person responsible for managing a computer or network and who has full access to the hardware and software. Users are generally the administrators of their own computers, because fresh out of the box, whoever sets up the machine can create administrator privileges for the user.

If the machines are company owned, users are given fewer privileges. For example, they cannot change certain permissions or internal files. See root level, privilege and access rights.

There Are Different Kinds of Administrators
In an organization's IT department, technicians often have administrator titles. See data administrator, database administrator, network administrator and system administrator.

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Grachek: We do offer CE self-study courses on the ACHCA Web site, and we have very active partnerships, including one with your magazine that offers a monthly CE test (see, for example, "American College of Health Care Administrators Continuing Education Test #114," p.

'It's all about leadership ...' interview with Marianna Kern Grachek, president and CEO, American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)

The tax administrator is responsible for compliance continuum;

Scottsdale hosts TEI's 61st annual conference: more than 600 TEI members and guests gathered at the Westin-Kierland Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona, in October to hear updates on tax policy issues at the federal and state level from government keynoters and experienced practitioners

Many administrators have taken similar tacks to reduce internal friction--albeit at a certain cost.

Friction points!

Now, administrators can gather all the information in their palms--taking photos of the victim's facial bruises to filling out the incident report--in the hall.

Wireless communication: wireless technologies, particularly school networks, are a small but growing trend in American schools. And it's keeping students and staff safer

IT administrators have used virtual LANs (VLANs) for years to segment a common physical IP network into multiple logical networks.

New routing strategies help storage area networks grow up

The litigious environment administrators find themselves in these days can be quite a deterrent to entering the field or staying in it when more lucrative, less stressful jobs or retirement are beckoning," she said.

A unit of young blood the industry faces aging leadership

Administrators have tapped into the devaluation of personal responsibility illustrated by smoking bans and fast food lawsuits, coupling it with bullish political correctness.

Welcome to the fun-free university: the return of in loco parentis is killing student freedom

NYU administrators followed suit in March 2001, formally agreeing to recognize and begin bargaining with the UAW--the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (www.

Getting organized: graduate students across the country are flocking to join labor unions for better pay and benefits. Are you ready to deal with a labor movement at your school?

s Office report on Manual Arts High indicates that four administrators were involved in falsifying the results of proficiency exams and then attempting to cover up their actions by signing the falsified results with the initials of other people.

LAUSD GRAD SCANDAL ADMINISTRATORS FUDGED GRADES, OFFICIAL SAYS

A managed compliance agreement streamlines the audit process for state tax administrators.

Managing sales and use tax compliance and administration with self-audits and managed compliance agreements

To this end, administrators should not allow time constraints imposed by outside influences or their own lack of preparedness to short-circuit the planning process.

Planning for the Future

Administrators need to foster camaraderie among the coaches and not fragment the department by pitting one sport against another.

Bennett-Ball: Coach-Administrator Relationship

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