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superuser


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  superuser  n.  [Unix]  Syn.  {root},  {avatar}.  This  usage  has 
  spread  to  non-Unix  environments;  the  superuser  is  any  account  with  all 
  {wheel}  bits  on  A  more  specific  term  than  {wheel}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  superuser 
 
  [Unix]  Synonym  {root},  {avatar}.  This  usage  has  spread  to 
  non-Unix  environments;  the  superuser  is  any  account  with  all 
  {wheel}  bits  on  A  more  specific  term  than  {wheel}. 
 
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