Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)A Unix command that allows a user to run a program with the security privileges of another user.

Origin

Originally understood as a blend of superuser + do, now has evolved to be an abbreviation

Originally understood as a blend of superuser + do, now has evolved to be an abbreviation of substitute user, do.

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