:distribution: n. 1. A software source tree packaged for
distribution; but see {kit}. 2. A vague term encompassing
mailing lists and USENET newsgroups (but not {BBS} {fora}); any
topic-oriented message channel with multiple recipients. 3. An
information-space domain (usually loosely correlated with
geography) to which propagation of a USENET message is restricted;
a much-underutilized feature.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
distribution; but see {kit}. 2. A vague term encompassing
mailing lists and USENET newsgroups (but not {BBS} {fora}); any
topic-oriented message channel with multiple recipients. 3. An
information-space domain (usually loosely correlated with
geography) to which propagation of a USENET message is restricted;
a much-underutilized feature.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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1. A software source tree packaged for
distribution;
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distribution,
as opposed to a patch or upgrade] n. A source software... - mailing list n.
(often shortened in context to `list')
1.
An email address that is an alias (or macro, though... - newsgroup: [USENET] n. One of {USENET}'s huge collection of
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the original subject of discussion (and thus,
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a {mailing list}, or a {newsgroup} (see {network... - spam vt.,vi.,n.
[from "Monty Python's Flying
Circus"] 1.
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[Usenet; poss. fr. DEC slang for a full
software distribution,
as opposed to a patch or upgrade] A source software... - bboard: /bee'bord/ [contraction of `bulletin board'] n.
1. Any electronic bulletin board; esp. used of {BBS}...
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