newsgroup

[ nooz-groop, nyooz‐ ]

noun
  1. a place on a computer network, especially within Usenet, that maintains an online discussion group on a specific topic: newsgroups for movies.

Origin of newsgroup

1
First recorded in 1985–90

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British Dictionary definitions for newsgroup

newsgroup

/ (ˈnjuːzˌɡruːp) /


noun
  1. computing a forum where subscribers exchange information about a specific subject by electronic mail

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