Meaning of Usenetese | Babel Free

Definitions

The type of language used on Usenet.

Internet, uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“Retreived^([sic]) from an ancient document, translated to usenetese: >Don't get⟳ your hopes up. After scores of years there are no known holes >in Kpelerian dynamics... it's always agreed with planetary observations.”

“"Nazi" is usenetese for "Him who agrees not with my rantings".”

“So it may not be completely appropriate to try⟳ to apply⟳ the rules of other written English to Usenet communication. The best authority on what is or is not correct⟳ Usenetese grammar, in the absence of any scholarly study⟳ of it, would be a consensus of Usenetters.”

“You wouldn't shout⟳ so in defending them if you believed that. Oh, but then, not having read⟳ the netiquette documents, you probably don't even know⟳ that all caps is Usenetese for shouting rudely, do you?”

“Of those ISPs who carry⟳ the binaries groups, a lot of them have⟳ relatively short "expire" times [Usenetese for the amount of time a post⟳ will remain⟳ on a given news server] of 12 hours to 48 hours.”

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