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[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

I've always wondered why the admin group is called wheel

[-] dan@upvote.au 39 points 11 months ago

It's from the phrase "big wheel", meaning a person with a lot of power/influence. Similar to "big cheese"... It would have been better to use "cheese" instead of "wheel" IMO.

[-] ndonkersloot@feddit.nl 9 points 11 months ago

I always think of it as 'being behind the wheel', which gives control of whatever direction you want to steer into.

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