Usenet

noun Use·net \ˈyüz-ˌnet\

Definition of USENET

: the aggregate of all newsgroups on the Internet

probably from Usenix, an association of computer programmers using the operating system Unix (from users of Unix) + ¹net (network)

First Known Use: 1980

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