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news·group

(no͞oz′gro͞op′, nyo͞oz′-)
n.
An area on a computer network, especially the internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified topic: read messages posted to newsgroups that discuss pet cats.
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newsgroup

(ˈnjuːzˌɡruːp)
n
(Computer Science) computing a forum where subscribers exchange information about a specific subject by electronic mail
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news•group

(ˈnuzˌgrup, ˈnyuz-)
n.
a discussion group on a specific topic, maintained on a computer network.
[1985–90]
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newsgroup

An area on the World Wide Web where people who have a particular interest in common communicate with one another, often with links to other websites.
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Translations

newsgroup

[ˈnjuːzgruːp] N (on Internet) → grupo m de discusión, grupo m de noticias
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newsgroup

[ˈnjuːzgruːp] n (on the Internet)forum m Internet news headlines npltitres mpl de l'actualiténews item n (= piece of information) → information f (= short piece) → entrefilet m; (on TV)sujet m (court)
There was a news item about him → Il y avait un sujet sur lui aux actualités.
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