rmgroup
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rm (“Abbreviation of remove”) + group. Internal name of the message, short for remove group.
Noun
[edit]rmgroup (plural rmgroups)
- A Usenet control message indicating that a newsgroup should be removed. [from 1982]
- 1993, "Leader Kibo", IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE FUTURE OF THE NET. (on newsgroups news.admin, news.groups, alt.config, comp.org.eff.talk, alt.religion.kibology, alt.politics.kibo, alt.sex)
- Every Usenet groups[sic], and all its associated problems, will have been wiped off the face of the Earth forever by the might of the rmgroup.
Verb
[edit]rmgroup (third-person singular simple present rmgroups, present participle rmgrouping, simple past and past participle rmgrouped)
- (transitive) To remove (a newsgroup) or attempt to do so by means of such a message. [from 1982]
- Antonym: newgroup
- 1993, "Leader Kibo", IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE FUTURE OF THE NET. (on newsgroups news.admin, news.groups, alt.config, comp.org.eff.talk, alt.religion.kibology, alt.politics.kibo, alt.sex)
- Of course, to prevent any power-crazed maniacs from putting the groups back, the newsgroup `control' will be rmgrouped.
- 1999, Travis Bemann, “Proposal: news.admin.net-abuse.moderated”, in news.admin.net-abuse.misc (Usenet):
- Just rmgrouping news.admin.net-abuse.usenet would get rid of both the kooks, trolls, and flamers as well as the discussions which are appropriate and pertain to Usenet abuse.