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Usenet

Summary

Usenet ranks in the top 0.81% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,820 views/month, #628 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Usenet is a type of service on Internet[2].
  • Usenet's Commons category is recorded as Usenet[3].
  • Usenet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Usenet[4].
  • Usenet's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011539[5].
  • Usenet's P6009 is recorded as 3210[6].

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Definition and Type

Usenet is a type of service on Internet[2].

Why It Matters

Usenet ranks in the top 0.81% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,820 views/month, #628 of 77,819).[1] Usenet has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] Usenet is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Usenet. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/usenet
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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: 2026-04-10}}
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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. 7d ago · Janhrach · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q1301371
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1301371]]"
  2. 11d ago · Lillie Morgan · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mozilla developer network article → Glossary/Usenet
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8205]]: Glossary/Usenet"
  3. 9w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → ['Usenet', 'Usenet+news']
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P12946]]: Usenet, import/update FOLDOC ID"
  4. 11w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → ['Usenet', 'Usenet+news']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: Usenet, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/4a1600b576016/|details]])"
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