Look up: newsgroup

1. Newsgroup
   A UseNet discussion forum relating to a specific subject, details ...
   Found on http://www.cryer.co.uk/glossary/n/index.
   
   
2. Newsgroup
   An area where people can discuss common topics by leaving postings, as on a bulletin board, that others can read when they log on. 'Newsgroups' generally refer to discussions on USENET, which most people access via the Internet.
   Found on http://www.everlands.co.uk/glossary.htm
   
   
3. Newsgroup
   a forum for discussing a subject, the title of the newsgroup (hopefully) giving the subject area - you can start a new discussion, known as a thread, or reply to existing postings - see also News
   Found on http://www.archivemag.co.uk/
   
   
4. Newsgroup
   A forum, an on-line discussion group, on the Internet. There are actually thousands of newsgroups covering every conceivable interest. Provide an ideal opportunity for engaging stakeholders in conversation. See also reputation management.
   Found on http://www.net-progress.co.uk/glossary.h
   
   
5. Newsgroup
   A computerised message area in which subscribers post messages to an entire group on specific topics.
   Found on http://www2.plymouth.ac.uk/distancelearn
   
   
6. newsgroup
   (from the article `Social Networking—Making Connections on the Web`) ...University and the University of North Carolina, but it rapidly expanded to other universities and government agencies. USENET allowed users to ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/36
   
   
7. Newsgroup
   The name for discussion groups on USENET.
   Found on http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.ht
   
   
8. newsgroup
   Discussion group on the Internet's Usenet. Newsgroups are organized in seven broad categories: comp. – computers and programming; news. – newsgroups themselves; rec. – sports and hobbies; sci. – scientific research and ideas; talk. – discussion groups; and misc. – everything else. In additio...
   Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency
   
   
9. Newsgroup
   A newsgroup is a discussion about a particular subject consisting of notes written to a central Internet site and redistributed through Usenet, a worldwide network of news discussion groups. Usenet uses the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP). Newsgroups are organised into subject hierarchies, wit...
   Found on http://www.stormwebsitedesign.com/aberde
   
   
10. newsgroup
    (messaging) One of Usenet's huge collection of topic groups or fora. Usenet groups can be 'unmoderated' (anyone can post) or 'moderated' (submissions are automatically directed to a moderator, who edits or filters and then posts the results). Some newsgroups have parallel mailing lists for Interne...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/newsgroup