message board
Americannoun
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a website or section of a website that is used for public discussion of a specific topic and on which users can submit or read messages.
You should post your questions on a parenting message board and get support from other parents.
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an online discussion group that is maintained on such a website.
To participate in the message board, you must be a registered user.
noun
Etymology
Origin of message board
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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It was the same message board that helped launch the 2021 retail buying spree in shares of GameStop, another unloved consumer company that had been counted out—and heavily shorted—by Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Meanwhile, message board 4chan will be fined £520,000 for failing to comply with the UK's Online Safety Law, according to its lawyer - who says the company will not pay.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
The issue of big people and small airplane seats has long been tabloid fodder and red meat for message board posters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Clicking on a message board can send you down a rabbit hole for hours.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
Late one night in November 1996, while on a cardiology rotation at St. Thomas Hospital, in Nashville, Tennessee, he logged on to a hospital computer and went to a message board called techstocks.com.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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