BITNET

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proper noun

An early North American academic computer network founded in 1981, supporting e-mail and listservs but pre-dating the World Wide Web.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalcomputingAn early North American academic computer network founded in 1981, supporting e-mail and listservs but pre-dating the World Wide Web.

Origin

Abbreviation of Because It's There Network.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

BITNET. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BITNET

MLA

“BITNET.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BITNET. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BITNET,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BITNET.

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