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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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>> I think this meaning is netspeak.  All my (old) dictionaries say that
>> it means "arguable, debatable, open to debate, etc".

>That's actually pretty interesting - I've never heard it used in that
>way.  This should probably be redirected to -chat, but I'd still be
>curious if any of the other core members here have heard "moot" used
>in the manner you've seen it defined!

I checked some more (small, old) dictionaries.  The above meaning survives
translations:

Putnam's Contemporary French Dictionary (copyright 1969 by Collins, 1972 by
Putnam, Berkeley Medallion edition 1976):
moot a discutable
discutable a debatable, disputable

Collins German-English English-German Dictionary (copyright 1953 by Collins,
reprinted 1963):
Moot-point n. strittiger Punkt
Strittig a. in dispute

Collins seems to agree with itself :-).

Bruce