[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}.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {net.police}{thanks in advance}]