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killfile

killfile is the alternative form of kill file.

Meaning of kill file

Noun

kill file (plural kill files)

  1. (Internet) A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts.

See all 2 meanings of kill file

Forms of killfile

Noun
pluralkillfiles
Verb
third-person singular presentkillfiles
present participlekillfiling
past participlekillfiled
pastkillfiled

Questions about killfile

What is killfile the alternative form of?
Killfile is the alternative form of kill file.

Words near killfile in the dictionary

  1. Killester
  2. killeth
  3. Killey
  4. killfie
  5. killfies
  6. killfile
  7. killfiled
  8. killfiles
  9. killfiling
  10. killfilter
  11. killfilters

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