Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An area on a computer network, especially the Internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified topic.
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- noun A
repository on acomputer network where people can postmessages , usually about a singlesubject .
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Examples
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The internal newsgroup is led by the ignorant flaming the desperate, few of them with real publications that qualify for the term "Professional Writer", as most of the real writers either realize that time spent arguing on the forum is time that should be spent writing, or have left the SFWA already.
In Which I Cry Ouch raecarson 2008
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Steve Pearl, the moderator of the online rec. arts.anime.misc newsgroup from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, has passed away over the weekend.
‘American Otaking’ Steve Pearl Passes Away » Fanboy.com 2007
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I stopped reading certain newsgroup at google because the language was foul and the ideas were crazy.
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The Palm newsgroup is the easiest to work with as generally things in there are already in a suitable format to read on your Palm.
How To Get EBooks On Your Palm | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2004
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Starting a newsgroup was a tedious process that involved proposals, voting, central authority approvals, and so on.
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The basic building block of Usenet is the newsgroup, which is a collection of messages with a related theme (on other networks, these would be called conferences, forums, bboards or special-interest groups).
The Big Dummies' Guide to the Internet Version 2.0 : Chapter 3: Usenet I 1994
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A major example cited by an Apple employee on a newsgroup was a specialized PowerBook meant for salespeople.
Low End Mac 2009
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The problem limiting Usenet, then, was seen as the artificial construct called the "newsgroup".
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HUSTLER HONEY, EUROTRASH newsgroup: alt.seduction.fast.general author: “jlaix”
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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HUSTLER HONEY, EUROTRASH newsgroup: alt.seduction.fast.general author: “jlaix”
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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