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Usenet, n. Computing.
Brit. |ˈjuːznɛt|, U.S. |ˈjuzˌnɛt|
Forms: 19– USENET, 19– Usenet
[‹ use v. + -net (in network n.), after Usenix (see quot. 1980), blend of use v. or user n.1 and Unix n.]
A communication system that enables users to subscribe to newsgroups on the Internet or other networks; these newsgroups (and their members) collectively.
Initiated in 1979, as a Unix-based system, at Duke University, N. Carolina.
1980;login: (Newslet. Usenix Assoc.) Sept. 12/1 Duke started USENET and used it at the last Usenix conference. Any Unix site can be part of USENET as long as they have a dial in port. 1989DesignCenter ii. 18/1 HP customers gain access to public domain categories in notes through a diverse network called ‘Usenet’. 1993E. S. Raymond New Hacker's Dict. (ed. 2) 300 The label newbie is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around USENET for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue. 1997Internet World Jan. 10/1 More complaints were heard about the quantity of junk mail, off-topic posts, boorish behavior, and the general quality of Usenet discussions. |