Administration is the process of influence by an subject upon an object and backward within a system. The influence of the subject upon the object during administration is named direct control which can be interpreted as information passed successfully from subject to the object. During administration, occurs also the backward control - the information passed successfully by the object to the subject of administration.

Administration may refer to:

In business:

• Administration (business), the performance or management of business operations
• Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal
• Central Administration, the highest administrative department of an organization

In computing:

• System administrator, a person who maintains and operates a computer system or network
• admin$ an Internet forum administrator
• Sysop, a System operator; commonly used term for an administrator of a multi-user website

In law:

• Administration of an estate on death, arising if the deceased is legally intestate
• Administration (law), a mechanism allowing insolvent companies to continue running their business. Also see administrative receivership

In medicine:

• Route of administration, the path by which a substance is brought into contact with the body

In the military:

• Military administration, the techniques and systems used by military services involved in the management of the armed forces

In politics:

• Administration (government), a term used in the context of government
• Public administration, the study and implementation of policy
• Local government, administrative offices that are smaller than a state or province

In academia:

• Academic administration, a branch of an academic institution responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution

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