Usenet
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Usenet¹
- /ˈjuːz.nɛt/
Where it comes from
From USENIX, a group of computer programmers using the operating system Unix, from users of Unix. See net (“network”).
proper noun Usenet · the Usenet · USENET
- A world-wide distributed discussion system consisting of newsgroups that are classified hierarchically by subject. And as the Carnegie Mellon study is careful to point out, pornographic image files, despite their evident popularity, represent only about 3% of all the messages on the Usenet newsgroups, while the Usenet itself represents only 11.5% of the traffic on the Internet.
verb Usenets · Usenetting · Useneting · Usenetted · Useneted
- To participate in Usenet. Please note this wasn't me[a]nt personally, as I didn't visit your site, beacause^([sic]) I was Usenetting offline.
USENET²
proper noun USENET · the USENET
- Alternative letter-case form of Usenet Flames are, unfortunately, a fact of USENET life. It's a rare USENET regular who hasn't been shaken to the foundations with anger at something some jerk has posted.
verb USENETs · USENETting · USENETing · USENETted · USENETed
- Alternative letter-case form of Usenet Is this the same guy who was USENETting 6 whole months before Damick? If so, that's cool. Just wondering.
Translations
Talk about this word "Usenet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/usenet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Usenet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/usenet "Usenet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/usenet.Cite this
@misc{usenet_2026,
title = {Usenet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/usenet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
