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admin approval

Admin approval is the requirement that a submitted entry be approved by an administrator before it can be accepted.

In plain English

An administrator has to review a submitted entry and agree to it. Until that happens, it is not treated as accepted.

In context

Here, "admin approval" names the requirement that a submitted entry needs an administrator's approval before it can be accepted.

Situation
Using messages, follows, connections, groups, communities, and interaction controls
What it communicates
Names the requirement that an administrator must approve entry.

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say what standards the administrator uses or how long the decision takes.

Examples

“Without admin approval, the submitted recipe could not be accepted.”

Core meaning

“The forum requires admin approval for every new post.”

In context