What do these newsgroup terms mean? Here is a brief glossary of newsgroup terms: binary: a binary is either a graphic or a sound. It is called a binary because of the way that it is posted, in the form of an encoded file. flame: a flame is an often rude reply to a newsgroup post. post: a post is a message uploaded onto a newserver. spam: spam is an unsolicited message to a newsgroups, most often some sort of advertisement.

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