listserve

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noun

An electronic mailing list using the medium of email.

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Meanings

nounlistserve (plural listserves)

plural listserves

  1. InternetAn electronic mailing list using the medium of email.

    For example, if you are interested in IV therapy nursing, there is a listserve for IV therapy nurses...

    2001, B Gayle Twiname, Sandra M Boyd, Student nurse handbook: difficult concepts made easy
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    This listserve actually is instrumental in providing me with some background and insights into topics of conversation — so it helps me to meet our students...

    1996, Association for Asian Studies, Education about Asia

    What steps can an organization take to minimize liability for third-party communications in a listserve or other interactive forum?

    2000, Elizabeth Kingsley, E-advocacy for nonprofits

    We will focus particularly on an analysis of participation on a listserve that the class utilized on an extended basis...

    2004, Margaret R Hawkins, Language learning and teacher education: a sociocultural approach

Origin

From LISTSERV (a trademark), the first electronic mailing list software application, launched in 1986.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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