"superuser" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-uk-superuser.ogg Forms: superusers [plural]
Etymology: From super- + user. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|user}} super- + user Head templates: {{en-noun}} superuser (plural superusers)
  1. (computing) A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration. Categories (topical): Computing Hypernyms: user Hyponyms: BOFH Derived forms: sudoer Translations (user with complete access to an operating system): 超級用戶 (Chinese Mandarin), 超级用户 (chāojí yònghù) (Chinese Mandarin), ĉefuzanto (Esperanto), peakasutaja (Estonian), pääkäyttäjä (Finnish), super-utilisateur [masculine] (French), administrateur [masculine] (French), root [masculine] (French)

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Alternative forms

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