Definitions

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  • noun computing A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.

Etymologies

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super- +‎ user

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Examples

  • In the end this highlights a significant new IT security need that analyst groups are calling "superuser privilege management."

    unknown title 2011

  • In the end this highlights a significant new IT security need that analyst groups are calling "superuser privilege management."

    Forbes.com: News Tom Kemp 2011

  • To do so, you have to have greater powers than a normal user; you must become the root user (also called the superuser).

    Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen

  • The root account is also called the superuser; it is a login that bypasses all security protection on your system.

    Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen

  • IT organizations and analysts are now spending more time focusing on technology called "superuser privilege management" that can help minimize this growing threat.

    unknown title 2011

  • IT organizations and analysts are now spending more time focusing on technology called "superuser privilege management" that can help minimize this growing threat.

    Forbes.com: News Tom Kemp 2011

  • I have been beating the drum a bunch lately on privileged user management ( "PUM" - the expression Forrester uses) aka superuser privilege management ( "SUPM" - the expression Gartner uses) aka privileged account management ( "PAM" - the expression Burton Group uses).

    Planet Identity 2009

  • Typically, today's computer operating systems try to limit access by creating a partition between a single user's control of the machine and complete access to programs and data, which is referred to as superuser, root or administrative access.

    Local News from Gadsden Times 2008

  • Typically, today's computer operating systems try to limit access by creating a partition between a single user's control of the machine and complete access to programs and data, which is referred to as superuser, root or administrative access.

    Taipei Times 2008

  • Do the police get "superuser" devices that cannot be limited, and do they get "supercontroller" devices that can limit anything?

    Security Matters: I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch 2008

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