Superuser

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superuser

Usage: n.
Etymology: Unix
Derivation: Unix
Synonym(s): root, avatar

superuser: n.

[Unix] Syn. root, avatar. This usage has spread to non-Unix environments; the superuser is any account with all wheel bits on. A more specific term than wheel.

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Sources

Source: superuser, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.

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