bulletin board

American  

[bool-i-tn bawrd, -tin] / ˈbʊl ɪ tn ˌbɔrd, -tɪn /

noun

1. a board for the posting of bulletins, notices, announcements, etc.

2. Also called bulletin board system.  Digital Technology. BBS

   1. an online collection of electronic messages, posted by and accessible to any authorized user.

   2. a system, facility, or computer server for collecting and relaying these messages.

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bulletin board British  

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): notice board.  a board on which notices, advertisements, bulletins, etc, are displayed

2. 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

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bulletin board Scientific  

/ bl′ĭ-tn /

1. 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.

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bulletin board Idioms  

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of bulletin board

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

By the mid-1990s, with the introduction of the more user-friendly World Wide Web, bulletin boards fell out of favor.

From Salon

They certainly didn’t want to provide opponents with bulletin board fodder during their attempt to bring a Super Bowl championship to their home city after the 1985 season.

From Los Angeles Times

I looked back at a note she had given me at the end of the school year in 2018, still pinned on my bulletin board.

From The Wall Street Journal

One afternoon in January 1956, after an uneventful practice flight in his F.84F Thunderstreak, Powers was surprised to see his name on a list stuck to the squadron bulletin board.

From Literature

A photo of his storied office bulletin board on which moveable, color-coded index cards of show sketches are easily re-arranged offers a glimpse of how this works.

From The Wall Street Journal