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newsgroup

  • /ˈnuzˌɡɹup/ US

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From news + group.

noun newsgroups

  1. A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject. “Most of it’s garbage and we’re not even bothering to translate it. There’s also a substantial amount of material downloaded from the alt.anarchy and alt.chaos.communist Internet newsgroups. Interesting reading but not exactly pertinent,” Brognola said.

    Similar: froup, newsfroup, Usegroup

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noun repository for posting messages on a computer network

한국어뉴스그룹 nyuseugeurup
日本語ニュースグループ nyūsugurūpu
中文新聞組 /新闻组 xīnwénzǔ
DeutschNewsgroup
Русскийгру́ппа новосте́й grúppa novostéj, ньюсгру́п nʹjusgrúp, ньюсгру́ппа nʹjusgrúppa

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"newsgroup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/newsgroup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

newsgroup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/newsgroup

Chicago

"newsgroup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/newsgroup.

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@misc{newsgroup_2026,
  title = {newsgroup},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/newsgroup},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}