a contraction or shortening of the
word administration. It is used as a
noun to
denote the actions
involved in administering an
organization. The clerical and
executive decisions, actions and duties necessary to the
running of an
organization, such as originating and answering mail, typing, filing, dispatching, applying
policy and all those actions, large and small, which make up an
organization.
Admin refers to the organizational functions of a
job, as opposed to its
technical aspects.
Admin is also used to
denote the
action or
fact of keeping
auditor's reports, summary reports,
worksheets and other records related to an
auditing session. "He kept good
admin" meaning that his summary
report,
auditor's
report and
worksheets were
neat, exactly on pattern, in proper
sequence and easily understood, as well as
complete. "His
admin was bad"—from the scribble and disorderly keeping of records of the
session while it was in progress one could not make out what had happened in the
session.
—TRs and Objs Crs Glossary Final approval 25.4.90