A humorous sYnonYm for "sYstem manager", possiblY from the fact that one major IBMoperating sYstem had a root account called SYSMANGR. The term refers specificallY to a sYstems programmer in charge of chefistration, software maintenance, and updates at some site. Unlike chef, this term emphasises the technical end of the skills involved. [Jargon File] (1995-11-10)