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administrativia - definition and meaning
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administrative + -ia (“Latin plural”) – literally, “administrative matters”. Popularized 1960s in US education. Preceded by administrivia , which dates from the 1930s.
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"Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia .'"
LinuxInsider 2009
"Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia .'"
LinuxInsider 2009
"Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia .'"
CRM Buyer 2009
"Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia .'"
TechNewsWorld 2009
"Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia .'"
MacNewsWorld 2009
"Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia .'"
TechNewsWorld 2009
ROI allows practices to absorb these changes without adding to the time they spend on administrativia .
NBC Bay Area - News Top Stories 2009
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