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/net dot/ , pref. [Usenet] Prefix used to describe people and events related
to Usenet. From the time before the Great Renaming , when most non-local
newsgroups had names beginning net.. Includes net.god s, net.goddesses
(various charismatic net.women with circles of on-line admirers),
net.lurkers (see lurker ), net.person , net.parties (a synonym for boink ,
sense 2), and many similar constructs. See also net.police. Prev Up Next
nerd knob Home net.