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A '''checkuser''' is a user who has access to see what IP addresses a user has been editing from. Checkuser privileges tend to be reserved for the most trusted users, since checkuser information can be used in ways that can cause real-world consequences for users, as when it is exposed what a user's identity, employer, etc. are.
A '''check user''' is a person (user) on a [[wiki]] who has access to see what [[IP address]]es other users have been editing from. Check user privileges tend to be reserved for the most trusted users, typically an existing [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'crat]] or [[sysop]], since check user information can be used in ways that can cause real-world consequences for other users, as when it is exposed what a user's identity, employer, etc. are.
 
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