superuser

A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.

Noun

  1. A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English user English superuser From super- + user.

Forms

superusers

Synonyms

admin administrator god goddess op operator root su sysadmin sysop wheel

Hypernyms

user

Hyponyms

BOFH

Derived

sudo sudoer