listserv
listserv noun: a type of electronic mailing list, allowing for distribution of email to many subscribers.
Noun
listserv (plural listservs)
- A type of electronic mailing list, allowing for distribution of email to many subscribers.
- At subregional, regional, and global conferences, as well as through websites, listservs, cyberjournals, newsletters, and public reports and books, feminists from the South have articulated strategies to break down structural inequality […]2006, Mary E. Hawkesworth, Globalization and Feminist Activism, page 130
- Rather than producing flashy television spots, it has placed simple ads on Web sites of news organizations and urbanbaby.com, and tried to spread its positions by posting on education and community listservs and blogs.2009 January 29, Jennifer Medina, “Backers of Mayoral School Control Face Resistance”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2021
- Synonyms:
- mailbase
Synonyms of listserv
Forms of listserv
| plural | listservs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | listserve |
Origin of listserv
Clipping of listserver.
Questions about listserv
- What does listserv mean?
- Listserv means a type of electronic mailing list, allowing for distribution of email to many subscribers.
- What part of speech is listserv?
- Listserv is a noun.
- What is the plural of listserv?
- The plural of listserv is listservs.
Words near listserv in the dictionary
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