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Record 1 2003-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Software
DEF

A file used by some news reader software that allows you to automatically skip posts with certain attributes (specific subject, author, and so on). (M.A. Pike, The Internet QuickStart, 1994, p. 38).

CONT

... a kill file can be used to screen out annoying posters and avoid uninteresting threads.

OBS

plonk: a follow-up post that means "I just put you in my kill file". (Supposed to be the sound of the bozo falling into the kill file).

Key term(s)
  • bozo list
  • b-list

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Logiciels

Spanish

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