[dba-Tech] Detrude?

[Stuart McLachlan]

Demote is OK.  we still talk about promoting and demoting Domain Servers, so it's not a 
un-known term in the computer world.

But you will also commonly  find  downgrade and de-elevate being used.


On 5 Dec 2021 at 13:37, Susan Harkins wrote:

> Demote? 
> 
> Susan H. 
> 
> 
> Hi all
> 
> You may "elevate" a user account to grant it administrator rights, but
> what is the opposite action called? To "lover" the account sounds a
> bit primitive, I think. I've seen "de-elevate" used, but that word
> doesn't exist in the online dictionaries.
> 
> I can find "detrude", but is that too exotic or not appropiate in this
> context?
> 
> What would you suggest?
> 
> /gustav
> 
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