newsgroup
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of newsgroup
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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He lurked on the newsgroup alt.tv.twinpeaks, dedicated to the David Lynch mystery series.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 9, 2019
On Aug. 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee posted to a newsgroup with the subject heading “WorldWideWeb: Summary,” describing his new invention in the most prosaic of terms.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2016
That dichotomy can be seen in the Association for Computing Machinery Risks Forum newsgroup, a collection of e-mails reporting computer failures and foibles that Dr. Neumann has edited since 1985.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2012
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.
From Slate
Look in the alt.radio.networks.npr newsgroup in Usenet for summaries of NPR news shows such as "All Things Considered."
From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation
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