Discussion Group: An email service in which individual members post messages for all group members to read (many to many). In contrast, a newsletter is a 'one to many' broadcast, where comments by members or subscribers go only to the message sender. Aka by the trademarked name Listserv.

 

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Discussion Group: An email service in which individual members post messages for all group members to read (many to many). In contrast, a newsletter is a 'one to many' broadcast, where comments by members or . . . View Full Definition

Newsgroup: An online discussion community found on the USENET system. These groups cover thousands of different topics of information and are offered free of charge.

Main Group Elements: Elements of the s and p blocks.

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Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG): It refers to a set of standards as defined up by the Moving Pictures Experts Group, and that defines the digital signal compression technology used among others, by digital satellite TV syst . . . View Full Definition

Moving Picture Expert Group (MPEG): A format to make, view, and transfer both digital audio and digital video files.

Monophyletic Group: A group of organisms descended from a common ancestor. For example: your immediate family may be considered such a group, being descended from a common ancestral group (grandparents, etc.).

Jpeg (Joint Photographic Experts Group): JPEG (pronounced 'jay peg') is a graphics format newer than GIF which displays photographs and graphic images with millions of colors, it also compresses well and is easy to download. Unfort . . . View Full Definition