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Voice-net N. Hackish Way Of Referring To The Telephone System, Analogizing It To A Digital Network.
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voice-net n.
Hackish way of referring to the telephone
system, analogizing it to a digital network. Usenet sig blocks not uncommonly include the
"Voice:" or "Voice-Net:" header; common variants of this are
"Voicenet" and "V-Net". Compare paper-net,
snail-mail.
Related:
voice-net: n. Hackish way of referring to the telephone system, analogizing it to a digital network.
USENET {sig block}s not uncommonly include the sender's phone next to a "Voice...
paper-net n. Hackish way of referring to the postal service, analogizing it to a very slow, low-reliability network.
Usenet sig blocks sometimes include a "Paper-Ne...
paper-net: n. Hackish way of referring to the postal service, analogizing it to a very slow, low-reliability network.
USENET {sig block}s sometimes include a "Paper-Ne...
email: /ee'mayl/ (also written `e-mail') 1. n. Electronic mail automatically passed through computer networks and/or via modems over common-carrier lines.
Contrast {snail-mail}, {paper-net}, {voice-net}....
email /ee'mayl/ (also written `e-mail' and `E-mail') 1.
. Electronic mail automatically passed through computer networks and/or via modems over common-carrier lines....
pain in the net n. A flamer.
boink /boynk/ [Usenet: variously ascribed to the TV series "Cheers" "Moonlighting", and "Soap"] 1.
v. To have sex with; compare bounce, sense 3. (This is mainstream slang....
How much net work could a network work, if a network could net work?