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newgroup

newgroup verb: to create (a newsgroup on Usenet) by sending a special control message.

Verb

newgroup (third-person singular simple present newgroups, present participle newgrouping, simple past and past participle newgrouped)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To create (a newsgroup on Usenet) by sending a special control message.
    • If the group passes, it will be newgrouped after five days. If the group fails, it can't be voted on again for six months.1998, Carla G. Surratt, Netlife: Internet citizens and their communities, page 75
    Antonyms:
    rmgroup

Antonyms of newgroup

Forms of newgroup

third-person singular presentnewgroups
present participlenewgrouping
past participlenewgrouped
pastnewgrouped

Origin of newgroup

From new + group.

Questions about newgroup

What does newgroup mean?
Newgroup means to create (a newsgroup on Usenet) by sending a special control message.
What part of speech is newgroup?
Newgroup is a verb.
What is the past tense of newgroup?
The past tense of newgroup is newgrouped.

Words near newgroup in the dictionary

  1. newgen
  2. newgens
  3. Newgrange
  4. newgrass
  5. newground
  6. newgroup
  7. newgrouped
  8. newgrouping
  9. newgroups
  10. Newgulf
  11. Newhailes

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