voice-net

2 definitions found

voice-net - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  voice-net
  
     Hackish way of referring to the plain old telephone system,
     comparing it to a digital network.  Usenet sig blocks
     sometimes include the sender's telephone number next to a
     "Voice:" or "Voice-Net:" header; variants of this are
     "Voicenet" and "V-Net".
  
     Compare paper-net, snail-mail.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-02-16)
  

voice-net - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  voice-net
   n.
  
     Hackish way of referring to the telephone system, analogizing it to a
     digital network. Usenet sig blocks not uncommonly include the
     sender's phone next to a "Voice:" or "Voice-Net:" header; common
     variants of this are "Voicenet" and "V-Net". Compare paper-net,
     snail-mail.