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kill file en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkɪl ˌfajl/ (India)
• /ˈkɪl ˌfəi̯l/ (Scotland)
• /ˈkɪl ˌfʌɪ̯l/ (Canada)
• kĭl′ fīl′
• /ˈkɪl ˌfʌi̯l/ (Scotland)
• /ˈkɪl ˌfɑe̯l/ (Australia)
• /ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
• /ˈkəl ˌfaɪ̯l/ (New-Zealand)

Meanings

1. (Internet) A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts.

Forms

Synonyms

twitlist · ignorelist · bozo filter · bozo bin

Translations (6)

pl mordplik (file used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects) · de Killfile (file used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects) · nl ploink (file used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects) · nl killfile (file used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects) · pl killfile (file used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects) · pl scorefile (file used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects)

wikidata: Q335888

kill file en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkɪl ˌfajl/ (India)
• /ˈkɪl ˌfəi̯l/ (Scotland)
• /ˈkɪl ˌfʌɪ̯l/ (Canada)
• kĭl′ fīl′
• /ˈkɪl ˌfʌi̯l/ (Scotland)
• /ˈkɪl ˌfɑe̯l/ (Australia)
• /ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
• /ˈkəl ˌfaɪ̯l/ (New-Zealand)

Meanings

1. (Internet, transitive) To add (a user) to a kill file (noun sense 1).

Forms

Translations (3)

nl killfilen (to add to kill file) · pl wstawiać do killfile'a (to add to kill file) · pl wstawić do killfile'a (to add to kill file)