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newshosts

newshosts is the plural of newshost.

Meaning of newshost

Noun

newshost (plural newshosts)

  1. (Internet) A host of a newsgroup.
    • # If you aren't running a distributed news system (nntpd & rrn, usually),
      # leave NEWSHOST blank. Else set it to the name of the host from which you
      # can rcp a copy of the active file.
      NEWSHOST=1986 May 4, re...@decwrl.uucp, “arbitron program for news readership survey (see net.news.group)”, in net.sources (Usenet), archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025

Questions about newshosts

What is newshosts the plural of?
Newshosts is the plural of newshost.

Words near newshosts in the dictionary

  1. newshole
  2. newsholes
  3. Newsholme
  4. newshost
  5. newshosting
  6. newshosts
  7. newshound
  8. newshounds
  9. newsie
  10. newsier
  11. newsies

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