In plain English
It is used to check and adjust who is allowed to do what. The permissions it deals with define access for users, groups, or roles. They cover use of particular resources and performance of particular actions.
In context
Here, “Permission manager” names the function for viewing and changing the access permissions that the settings area organizes for app-related resource use or actions.
- Situation
- Reviewing app permissions, consent prompts, access scopes, and security warnings
- What it communicates
- names the settings area that organizes app permissions.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not tell you which specific users, groups, roles, resources, or actions are included, because that can vary.
Examples
“Using the permission manager, Sam saw that guests could view the archive and removed their right to download it.”
“In the settings area, the permission manager lists which app roles may upload files and which may delete them.”