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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  • Supervenient

    verb (used without object), supervened, supervening. 1. to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon). 2. to ensue. supervenient /ˌsuːpəˈviːnɪənt/ adjective 1. supervening 2. (philosophy) (of a property) inseparable from the other properties of something. Two objects may be identical except that one is red and the […]

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