kill file

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kill file

/ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈkɪl ˌfʌɪ̯l/ Canada
/ˈkɪl ˌfʌi̯l/ Scotland
/ˈkɪl ˌfəi̯l/ Scotland
/ˈkɪl ˌfɑe̯l/ Australia
/ˈkəl ˌfaɪ̯l/ New Zealand
/ˈkɪl ˌfajl/ India

noun kill files · killfile · kill-file

Internet A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts.
Similar: bozo filter, bozo bin, ignorelist, twitlist

verb kill files · kill filing · kill filed · killfile · kill-file

Internet, transitive To add (a user) to a kill file (noun sense 1).

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noun file used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects

Deutsch	Killfile

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@misc{kill_file_2026,
  title = {kill file},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kill%20file},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}