Etymology

net.cop

First used 1986
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The story

Likely based on the way newsgroups's names are formed, especially those from the net.* hierarchy (e.g. net.games, net.general), the first Usenet hierarchy.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1986 Alternative form of netcop.

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