NveNtioN, NetworkiNg, messagiNg> /Net dot/ A prefix used to describe people aNd eveNts related to UseNet aNd the INterNet. The coNveNtioN dates from the time before the Great ReNamiNg, wheN most NoN-local UseNetNewsgroups had Names begiNNiNg "Net.". INcludes Net.gods, "Net.goddesses" (various charismatic Net.womeN with circles of oN-liNe admirers), "Net.lurkers" (see lurker), "Net.persoN", "Net.parties" (a syNoNym for boiNk), aNd maNy similar coNstructs. See also Net.police. [JargoN File] (1995-03-21)
