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system administrator

системный администратор

Meaning of system administrator

manages computer systems

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EN-UK/ə ˈsɪstəm ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə/
EN-US/ə ˈsɪstəm ədˈmɪnəstreɪtər/
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system administrator with Russian translation

system administrator usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Позвоните системному администратору, если сервер не работает.

Call the system administrator if the server is down.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Системный администратор обновил настройки сети.

The system administrator updated the network settings.

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system administratorсистемный администратор
studentстудент
examэкзамен
homeworkдомашняя работа
answer questionsотвечать на вопросы
ask questionsзадавать вопросы
deskписьменный стол

system administrator synonyms

Related words worth learning together

network administrator
Specialized in network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalling); less emphasis on server OS and applications.
systems engineer
More engineering-focused: designs, automates and scales systems; often involved in architecture and development of tools.
IT specialist
Broad, generic term covering many IT roles (support, admin, specialist systems tasks); less specific than 'system administrator'.
database administrator (DBA)
Specialist focused on database systems (installation, tuning, backups, query optimization); narrower than system administrator.
DevOps engineer
Focuses on bridging development and operations: CI/CD pipelines, automation, infrastructure-as-code; broader/process-oriented than classic sysadmin.
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network administrator

Specialized in network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalling); less emphasis on server OS and applications.

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The network administrator reconfigured the VLANs to improve performance.

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systems engineer

More engineering-focused: designs, automates and scales systems; often involved in architecture and development of tools.

C1Often

The systems engineer built an automated deployment pipeline for the application.

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Broad, generic term covering many IT roles (support, admin, specialist systems tasks); less specific than 'system administrator'.

B2Very Often

We're hiring an IT specialist to handle a variety of technical tasks.

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database administrator (DBA)

Specialist focused on database systems (installation, tuning, backups, query optimization); narrower than system administrator.

C1Often

The DBA restored the production database from the nightly backup.

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Focuses on bridging development and operations: CI/CD pipelines, automation, infrastructure-as-code; broader/process-oriented than classic sysadmin.

C1Often

The DevOps engineer automated the release process to reduce downtime.

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site reliability engineer (SRE)

Emphasises reliability, monitoring and incident response; overlaps with sysadmin but with SRE-specific practices and metrics.

C1Often

The SRE improved the alerting to reduce noisy incidents.

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systems analyst

Focuses on requirements analysis and system design rather than day-to-day infrastructure administration.

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The systems analyst documented user requirements for the new inventory system.

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cloud engineer

Specialises in cloud platforms, migrations and cloud-native tooling; focuses on cloud services rather than purely on on-prem systems.

C1Often

The cloud engineer migrated the database to a managed cloud service.

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system administrator meaning: what does it mean?

manages computer systems

system administrator pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

system administrator is pronounced as /ə ˈsɪstəm ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

system administrator definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Call the system administrator if the server is down. Translation: Позвоните системному администратору, если сервер не работает.

Is system administrator part of Professions vocabulary?

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