
| bulletin board n.
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| Main Entry: | bulletin board |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See message board |
bulletin board
bulletin board system
bulletin board
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.