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newsserver

newsserver noun: a server for newsgroups.

Noun

newsserver (plural newsservers)

  1. (Internet) A server for newsgroups.
    • Support host names on the right hand side of the ';' in the NEWSSERVER environment variable. If you have NEWSSERVER set to ';foo', then the network address of ``foo will be looked up, and the /etc/services file will be consulted for a ``NeWS service.1987 June 7, s...@pixar.uucp, “patches to psterm and libcps”, in comp.windows.news (Usenet), archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025
    • Basically, local newsgroups were setup on a different machine than our USENET gateway, and one has to talk to the rtech newsserver to get USENET, or one of 2 other machines to get different sets of local newsgroups.1988 April 20, Rich Salz, “v14i056: VN NNTP conversion kit”, in comp.sources.unix (Usenet), archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025

Forms of newsserver

pluralnewsservers

Origin of newsserver

From news + server.

Questions about newsserver

What does newsserver mean?
Newsserver means a server for newsgroups.
What part of speech is newsserver?
Newsserver is a noun.
What is the plural of newsserver?
The plural of newsserver is newsservers.

Words near newsserver in the dictionary

  1. newsroom
  2. newsrooms
  3. newsroomwide
  4. newsround
  5. newsrounds
  6. newsserver
  7. newsservers
  8. newssheet
  9. newssheets
  10. newsstand
  11. newsstands

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