digest

n 1: a periodical that summarizes the news

2: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

[syn: {compilation}]

v 1: convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest

milk products"

2: arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this

information"

digest

A periodical collection of messages which have been posted to

a {newsgroup} or {mailing list}. A digest is prepared by a

{moderator} who selects articles from the group or list,

formats them and adds a contents list. The digest is then

either mailed to an alternative {mailing list} or posted to an

alternative newsgroup.

Some {news reader}s and {electronic mail} programs provide

commands to "undigestify" a digest, i.e. to split it up into

individual articles which may then be read and saved or

discarded separately.