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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  news
       
          See netnews.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  NeWS
       
          /nee'wis/, /n[y]oo'is/ or /n[y]ooz/ Network extensible Window
          System.
       
          Many hackers insist on the two-syllable pronunciations above
          as a way of distinguishing NeWS from news (the netnews
          software).
       
          [{Jargon File]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  News \News\ (n[=u]z), n [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News is
     plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.]
     1. A report of recent occurrences; information of something
        that has lately taken place, or of something before
        unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Evil news rides post, while good news baits.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Something strange or newly happened.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to
              the strong and rich.                  --L'Estrange.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There cometh a news thither with his horse. --Pepys.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  NeWS /nee'wis/, /n[y]oo'is/ or /n[y]ooz/ n. [acronym; the `Network
     Window System'] The road not taken in window systems, an elegant
     {PostScript" rel="nofollow">{PostScript-based environment that would almost certainly have won
     the standards war with X if it hadn't been proprietary to Sun
     Microsystems. There is a lesson here that too many software vendors
     haven't yet heeded. Many hackers insist on the two-syllable
     pronunciations above as a way of distinguishing NeWS from Usenet news
     (the netnews software).

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  NEWS
       Netware Early Warning System (Novell, Netware)

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  NEWS
       Networked Extensible Windowing System (Sun), "NeWS"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  News \News\, n [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News ?s plural in
     form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.]
     1. A report of recent occurences; information of something
        that has lately taken place, or of something before
        unknown; fresh tindings; recent intelligence.
  
              Evil news rides post, while good news baits.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. Something strange or newly happened.
  
              It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to
              the strong and rich.                  --L'Estrange.
  
     3. A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.]
  
              There cometh a news thither with his horse. --Pepys.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  news
       n 1: new information about specific and timely events; "they
            awaited news of the outcome" [syn: intelligence, tidings,
             word]
       2: new information of any kind; "it was news to me"
       3: a program devoted to news; "we watch the 7 o'clock news
          every night" [syn: news program, news show]
       4: information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the
          news of my death was greatly exaggerated"
       5: the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported
          in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness
          of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world"
          [syn: newsworthiness]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  news
     Αγγλικά n.
     νέο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  news
     Mauritian Creole n.
     news, information
     n.
     1 New information of interest.
     2 Information about current events disseminated via media.
     3 (lb en computing internet) posts published on newsgroups
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) To report; to make known.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  News
     German n.
     p (latest) news

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  news
     n.
     1 New information of interest.
     2 Information about current events disseminated via media.
     3 (lb en computing internet) posts published on newsgroups
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) To report; to make known.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  news
     n.
     1 New information of interest.
     2 Information about current events disseminated via media.
     3 (lb en computing internet) posts published on newsgroups
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) To report; to make known.
     Polish n.
     (lb pl colloquial) (l en news) (gl: new information of interest)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  News
     German n.
     p (latest) news

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  news
     n.
     1 New information of interest.
     2 Information about current events disseminated via media.
     3 (lb en computing internet) posts published on newsgroups
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) To report; to make known.
     Polish n.
     (lb pl colloquial) (l en news) (gl: new information of interest)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  News
     German n.
     p (latest) news

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  news
     Englanti n.
     uutinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  news
     Engelska n.
     nyheter

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  news'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst news)

From Sorani-Kurmanji Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:ckb-kmr ]


  news
  nefs, hez, daxwaz, hewes

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  News /njuːs/ 
  informations, infos, nouvelles
  Informationen oder Nachrichten, die neu sind und im Rundfunk oder im Internet verbreitet werden

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  News /njuːs/ 
  новости
  Informationen oder Nachrichten, die neu sind und im Rundfunk oder im Internet verbreitet werden

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  News /njuːs/ 
  nyhet
  Informationen oder Nachrichten, die neu sind und im Rundfunk oder im Internet verbreitet werden

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  news /njˈuːz/
  nuus

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  News /njˈuːz/
  الأخبار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  news //n(j)uz// //njuːz// 
  ве́сти, изве́стия, но́вости, новини́
  new information of interest