newsgroup
[ nooz-groop, nyooz‐ ]
/ ˈnuzˌgrup, ˈnyuz‐ /
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noun
a place on a computer network, especially within Usenet, that maintains an online discussion group on a specific topic: newsgroups for movies.
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Origin of newsgroup
First recorded in 1985–90
Words nearby newsgroup
newsdealer, newsdesk, news flash, newsgathering, newsgirl, newsgroup, newshawk, New Siberian Islands, newsletter, newsmagazine, newsmaker
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Example sentences from the Web for newsgroup
Notes and Queries was the mid-19th century equivalent of an antiquarian newsgroup.
British Dictionary definitions for newsgroup
newsgroup
/ (ˈnjuːzˌɡruːp) /
noun
computing a forum where subscribers exchange information about a specific subject by electronic mail
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