(1) The user who creates an object or is named the owner of an object.
(2) In UNIX-based operating systems, the user name associated with a file. The owner and the superuser control access to the file.
(3) The user or group that creates a profile, or is named the owner of a profile. The owner can modify, list, or delete the profile.
(4) An indicator of the visibility and privacy of a software entity. There is an owner for each SPX model package. Software entities under the same SPX model package, either directly or indirectly, have the same owner. See also SPX model package, private.