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 of 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 • Oct. 29, 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
Such private communication networks are typically kept distinct from Usenet by the invention of newsgroup names different from the universally-recognized ones.
From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Kehoe, Brendan P.
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