Usenet

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Use·net

or USE·NET (yo͞oz′nĕt′)

A messaging system that uses a computer network, especially the internet, to transfer or archive posts organized in thematic groups.

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Usenet

(ˈjuːzˌnɛt)

(Computer Science) computing a vast collection of newsgroups that follow agreed naming, maintaining, and distribution practices

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Use•net

or USENET

(ˈyuzˌnɛt, ˈyus-)
n.

Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.

[1980–85; use(rs') + net (work)]

Translations

Usenet

[ˈjuːznet] N → Usenet f or m

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Usenet

[ˈjuːznɛt] n → Usenet m

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References in periodicals archive ?

"Even though Usenet rules aren't posted, you will know if you've broken them." First, he said, messages tend to sound harsher than their authors intended.

A network for the world

If a hoax appears in a Usenet newsgroup, see if someone else rebuts it before adding your voice to the fray.

How to spot an Internet hoax

Just like that, almost half a million people would be cut off from the Usenet, which is the collection of more than 20,000 Internet discussion areas or news groups.

Silencing not an answer

Usenet - The superset of the Internet and other networks that use common e-mail and newsgroup protocols to communicate with each other.

Learning to love the Internet

POLICE-L is neither a site on the World Wide Web nor a Usenet newsgroup.

POLICE-L: the police discussion list

Usenet newsgroups are arranged hierarchically by category.

Using newsgroups in your job search

The discussion could take place over a listserv, on a bulletin board, or in a USENET newsgroup.

Network terms to get you through the 1990s

to find out who's doing what"; and "USENET news groups offer the best support because these people direct me to the right source.

Keeping up-to-date

In the segment of the Internet known as Usenet, where the popular discussion forums called "newsgroups" are found, people debate subjects as broad as polities and as specific as particle physics.

Surveillance in cyberspace

* Emphasize actionable, engaging text: "It's true that in the usenet groups, you'll get killed if you show up with a high-energy sales message.