netnews

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noun

Electronic messages distributed by means of newsgroups, such as on Usenet.

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Meanings

nounnetnews (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableElectronic messages distributed by means of newsgroups, such as on Usenet.

    In the UNIX tradition categories of netnews groups are structured hierarchically.

    2003, Mark G. Sobell, A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux 8, page 399
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    Usenet software has gotten much better over time to cope with the ever increasing aggregate flow of netnews[…]

    1995, Mark Harrison, The Usenet handbook: a user's guide to Netnews

Origin

From net + news.

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netnews. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netnews

MLA

“netnews.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netnews. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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