May 15, 2003

system mangler

n.

Humorous synonym for ‘system manager’, poss. from the fact that one major IBM OS had a root account called SYSMANGR. Refers specifically to a systems programmer in charge of administration, software maintenance, and updates at some site. Unlike admin, this term emphasizes the technical end of the skills involved.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:27 AM

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