Etymology

sudo

S1U1D2O1

Today it means: A Unix command that allows a user to run a program with the security privileges of another user. Full definition →

Japanese 須藤
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sudo · noun, verb1

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

Sudo · proper noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from須藤
  2. English todaySudo

From Japanese 須藤 (Sudō).

Words from the same roots

Japanese須藤 all →

Suto

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