administrative unit
- noun
- /ˌæd.mɪ.nɪˈstreɪ.tɪv ˈjuː.nɪt/
- Specialized
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unidad administrativa
- In cloud computing, an administrative unit allows organizations to manage user permissions effectively.
Examples
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The IT team created an administrative unit to group all devices used by remote workers.
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Each department at the company has its own administrative unit to ensure efficient resource allocation.
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It is often argued that black studies programs must be all-black in order to "empower" black students and faculty on a white college campus, giving them a departmental or administrative unit as a kind of power base.
Academic text (1993)
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'administrative' (relating to management) + 'unit' (a group/section) — together signalling a group used for administration. While technical contexts add the idea of a virtual or logical container, the core compositional sense is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Administrative unit was used in computer systems as a simple image: a unit is like a 'box' where you put certain users or devices so someone can do administrative 'management' tasks for them. That is why in cloud systems an administrative unit means a virtual group used to give admin rights.