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Usenet

worldwide computer-based distributed discussion system
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Summary

Usenet is a computer network[1]. Usenet draws 8,435 Wikipedia views per month (computer network category, ranking #628 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: service on Internet[3]
  • Commons category: Usenet[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Usenet[5]
  • ACM Classification Code (2012): 10011539[6]
  • Protocol: Network News Transfer Protocol[7], UUCP[8]

Why It Matters

Usenet has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] Usenet is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_usenet_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Usenet}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/usenet}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Platform/Usenet
    Protocol → Network News Transfer Protocol, UUCP
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv tropes id: Platform/Usenet"
  2. 7w ago · Janhrach · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → computer network
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: computer network"
  3. 8w ago · Lillie Morgan · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mozilla developer network article → Glossary/Usenet
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Mozilla developer network article: Glossary/Usenet"
  4. 15w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → Usenet, Usenet+news
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ Foldoc id: Usenet, import/update FOLDOC ID"
  5. 18w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → Usenet, Usenet+news
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Foldoc id: Usenet, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/4a1600b576016/|details]])"
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