listserve

listserve noun: an electronic mailing list using the medium of email.

Noun

listserve (plural listserves)

(Internet) An electronic mailing list using the medium of email.
- This listserve actually is instrumental in providing me with some background and insights into topics of conversation — so it helps me to meet our students...1996, Association for Asian Studies, Education about Asia
- What steps can an organization take to minimize liability for third-party communications in a listserve or other interactive forum?2000, Elizabeth Kingsley, E-advocacy for nonprofits

For example, if you are interested in IV therapy nursing, there is a listserve for IV therapy nurses...2001, B Gayle Twiname, Sandra M Boyd, Student nurse handbook: difficult concepts made easy:
We will focus particularly on an analysis of participation on a listserve that the class utilized on an extended basis...2004, Margaret R Hawkins, Language learning and teacher education: a sociocultural approach:

plural	listserves

From LISTSERV (a trademark), the first electronic mailing list software application, launched in 1986.

What does listserve mean?: Listserve means an electronic mailing list using the medium of email.
How do you use listserve in a sentence?: For example, if you are interested in IV therapy nursing, there is a listserve for IV therapy nurses...
What part of speech is listserve?: Listserve is a noun.
What is the plural of listserve?: The plural of listserve is listserves.

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