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Mangler N. [DEC] A Manager. Compare Management.
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mangler n.
[DEC] A manager. Compare
management. Note that system mangler is somewhat
different in connotation.
Related:
mangler: [DEC] n. A manager. Compare {mango}; see also {management}.
Note that {system mangler} is somewhat different in connotation. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
mango: /mang'go/ [orig. in-house jargon at Symbolics] n.
A manager. Compare {mangler}. See also {devo} and {doco}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
ystem mangler n. Humorous synonym for `system manager', poss.
from the fact that one major IBM OS had a root account called SYSMANGR....
admin /ad-min'/ n. Short for `administrator'; very commonly used in speech or on-line to refer to the systems person in charge on a computer.
Common constructions on this include `sysadmin' and `site admin' (emphasizing the administrator's role as a site contact for email and news) or `newsadmin' (focusing specifically on news)....
IBM: International Bit Mangle
ystem mangler: n. Humorous synonym for `system manager', poss.
from the fact that one major IBM OS had a {root} account called SYSMANGR....
Sleazegate and Disk Mangler - What a pair!
admin: /ad-min'/ n. Short for `administrator'; very commonly used in speech or on-line to refer to the systems person in charge on a computer.
Common constructions on this include `sysadmin' and `site admin' (emphasizing the administrator's role as a site contact for email and news) or `newsadmin' (focusing specifically on news)....
Partition your hard drive with Disk Mangler.