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newsgroup

[ nooz-groop, nyooz ]

noun

  1. a place on a computer network, especially within Usenet, that maintains an online discussion group on a specific topic:

    newsgroups for movies.



newsgroup

/ ˈːˌɡː /

noun

  1. computing a forum where subscribers exchange information about a specific subject by electronic mail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of newsgroup1

First recorded in 1985–90
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He said he knew that the Oxford English Dictionary had found the earliest evidence for the word in an Australian newsgroup online, but within weeks, selfie was everywhere.

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Merriam-Webster’s earliest cataloged use of photoshop is from a Usenet newsgroup in 1992.

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Because there are so many claims against Newsgroup Newspapers and Mirror Group Newspapers the cases have been joined together and are being heard in regular batches.

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That’s because the very first issue of “The Week in Chess” debuted Sept. 17, 1994, on a newsgroup known as rec. games. chess.

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The first use of this remixed RIP that Popik found was on the newsgroup alt.graffiti on Feb. 18, 2000, to pay respect to local legend Mike “Dream” Francisco.

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