net.-
<convention, networking, messaging> /net dot/ A prefix used to describe
people and events related to Usenet and the Internet. The convention dates from
the time before the Great Renaming, when most non-local Usenet newsgroups had
names beginning "net.". Includes net.gods, "net.goddesses" (various charismatic
net.women with circles of on-line admirers), "net.lurkers" (see lurker),
"net.person", "net.parties" (a synonym for boink), and many similar constructs.
See also net.police.
[Jargon File]
(1995-03-21)
Nearby terms:
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