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 itstechnical 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 auditingsession. "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