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rmgroup

rmgroup noun: a Usenet control message indicating that a newsgroup should be removed.

Noun

rmgroup (plural rmgroups)

  1. A Usenet control message indicating that a newsgroup should be removed.
    • The capability somewhat exists in the rmgroup control message now; just define MANUALLY in your defs.h file. This should be extended to the other control messages.1982 June 4, Joe Presley, “control messages to administrators (whuxlb.279)”, in net.news.b (Usenet)
    • Every Usenet groups, and all its associated problems, will have been wiped off the face of the Earth forever by the might of the rmgroup.1993, "Leader Kibo", IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE FUTURE OF THE NET. (on newsgroups news.admin, news.groups, alt.config, comp.org.eff.talk, alt.religion.kibology, alt.politics.kibo, alt.sex)

Verb

rmgroup (third-person singular simple present rmgroups, present participle rmgrouping, simple past and past participle rmgrouped)

  1. (transitive) To remove (a newsgroup) or attempt to do so by means of such a message.
    • Who the HELL is net.msg.ctl and why do they keep telling me to 'rmgroup this andthat'. I LIKE SOME OF THOSE NEWSGROUPS. I WANT THEM. I WILL NOT rm THEM!!!!1982 December 9, Dave Kratz, “Who the HELL is ...”, in net.general (Usenet)
    • Of course, to prevent any power-crazed maniacs from putting the groups back, the newsgroup `control' will be rmgrouped.1993, "Leader Kibo", IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE FUTURE OF THE NET. (on newsgroups news.admin, news.groups, alt.config, comp.org.eff.talk, alt.religion.kibology, alt.politics.kibo, alt.sex)
    Antonyms:
    newgroup

Antonyms of rmgroup

Forms of rmgroup

Noun
pluralrmgroups
Verb
third-person singular presentrmgroups
present participlermgrouping
past participlermgrouped
pastrmgrouped

Origin of rmgroup

From rm (“Abbreviation of remove”) + group. Internal name of the message, short for remove group.

Questions about rmgroup

What does rmgroup mean?
Rmgroup means a Usenet control message indicating that a newsgroup should be removed.
What part of speech is rmgroup?
Rmgroup can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of rmgroup?
The plural of rmgroup is rmgroups.

Words near rmgroup in the dictionary

  1. rmb
  2. RMBs
  3. RMD
  4. RMed
  5. RMG
  6. rmgroup
  7. rmgrouped
  8. rmgrouping
  9. rmgroups
  10. RMGs
  11. RMHD

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