… esp. high-noise, low-signal postings to USENET or other electronic fora . Often in the phrase the usual flamage …

Feep /feep/ 1. n. The soft electronic 'bell' sound of a display terminal (except for a VT-52); a beep (in fact, the microcomputer world seems to prefer beep ). 2. vi. To cause the display to make a feep sound. ASR-33s (the…

… interacting with somebody face-to-face (as opposed to via electronic links). " Oh, yeah, I spent some face time …

Card /kärd/ n. An electronic printed-circuit board (see also tall card , …

… from the image of a thrown ball bouncing off a wall] An electronic mail message that is undeliverable and returns an …

… ; sometimes used even for USENET newsgroups. 2. An electronic circuit board (compare card ).

… of BITNET is supported by BIFF's (unfortunately invalid) electronic mail address: BIFF@BIT.NET. vt. 2. To notify …

… /B-B-S/ [ acronym, Bulletin Board System ] n. An electronic bulletin board system ; that is, a message …

… vicinity. Often used in virtual reality (esp. MUD ) electronic fora when a character wishes to make a …

… schemes in general. 2. By extension, any physical electronic key or transferrable ID required for a program to …