noun Etymology: probably from Usenix, an association of computer programmers using the operating system Unix (from users of Unix) + 1net (network) Date: 1980 the aggregation of all the newsgroups on the Internet
USENET
Meaning of USENET in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012