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bulletin board
[ bool-i-tn bawrd, -tin ]
noun
- a board for the posting of bulletins, notices, announcements, etc.
- Also called bulletin board system. Digital Technology. : BBS message board.
- an online collection of electronic messages, posted by and accessible to any authorized user.
- a system, facility, or computer server for collecting and relaying these messages.
bulletin board
noun
- a board on which notices, advertisements, bulletins, etc, are displayed Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)notice board
- computing a facility on a computer network allowing any user to leave messages that can be read by any other user, and to download software and information to the user's own computer
bulletin board
/ bl′ĭ-tn /
- An electronic communication system that allows users to send or read electronic messages, files, and other data that are of general interest and addressed to no particular person. Bulletin boards were widely used before the Internet became popular, and many of their functions are now served by websites and newsgroups for specific topics or groups.
Word History and Origins
Origin of bulletin board1
Idioms and Phrases
Also, electronic bulletin board . A computer service that provides facilities for people to leave messages by phone or telecomputing. For example, The National Writers Union has a bulletin board through which members communicate via their modems . Both the device and the term, alluding to the older board for posting notices, date from the late 1970s.Example Sentences
When given the chance to walk back an answer that would almost surely end up as bulletin board material, Mack doubled down.
This wasn’t exactly bulletin board material in the traditional sense.
Look for flyers anywhere from a church bulletin board to a farmers’ market.
It’s tremendous bulletin board material for the opposition.
The bulletin board was covered with brightly colored leaves.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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