Usenet
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈjuːzˌnɛt/
- Jargon
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Usenet
- We had instant messenger, chat rooms, ICQ, USENET forums, and email.
- Usenet discussion groups
- Usenet discussion
Examples
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Usenet newsgroups (and other electronic discussion groups) provide the opportunity for global exchanges on virtually any topic of interest from ancient history to current events.
Academic text (1995) -
A very helpful Usenet group dealing with multiculturalism and music is alt.music.world.
Academic text (1994) -
But I mean, I remember getting on very early on to Usenet groups.
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Actually, I wrote a program years back to do it automatically and include the Usenet ">" quotes.
Blog text (15) -
I'll talk about some of the Usenet work we've been using.
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A lot of this was from the, well, an early virtual community, some from Usenet newsgroups, which were the first big deal discussion boards.
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Tin will allow the user to scroll through all available Usenet groups and then select the desired discussion forum.
Academic text (1995) -
Many people still use Usenet to discuss various topics in specialized newsgroups.
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The Usenet community offers a vast array of discussion groups for people with shared interests.
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To find answers to her questions, she turned to a Usenet group dedicated to computer programming.
Synonyms
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3.2
A meeting or online place where people talk about ideas and share views
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3.8
An online group where people post messages to discuss one topic
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Etymology
Usenet comes from the words user and net, with net meaning 'network' of people online. So, Usenet is a worldwide system where users join discussion groups and share ideas.