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.
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Jargon File]
