"checkuser" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: checkusers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} checkuser (plural checkusers)
  1. (Wikimedia jargon) A user who is granted access to view the IP addresses of wiki users, so as to identify sock puppets etc. Categories (topical): Wiki
    Sense id: en-checkuser-en-noun-tyteJl0N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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