That would be System Administrator, Tamara :-) I have been one in my time (though not internet related, just LANs and WANs) and have known quite a few having been in the high tech industry for many years. However, I have never heard of the abbreviation "sysad" before. This person deals with doing updates as required to the system (adding and deleting bits, upgrading, etc.); identifying any problems (hardware, software, firmware, whatever) and fixing them; working with administrators for other systems that may be connected (as most tough issues are related to interconnectivity in some way or other); ensuring any and all licences, etc are current and correctly applied; lots of other fascinating techy type stuff dependent on the system. I suggest that you be happy that they are there and play nicely with them whenever there seems to be an issue :-) They can be horribly powerful - use that in your favour! On Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at 09:05PM, "Tamara P Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >When my son (then at the U) wrote me that he was a "sysad for his club and >dorm networks", I dug and dug through various dictionaries (including OED) for >hours, trying to find "sysad", before collapsing in total defeat... :)
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