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, a s opposed to its
technical aspects.
—Staff Status II Glossary, Approved late Sept. 1990