bulletin board
noun
1
: a board for posting notices (as at a school)
2
: a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages : message board
… a personal computer, a modem, and a telephone line are all you need to run your own bulletin board …—
John Seabrook
John SeabrookComputer bulletin board services offer up the glories of e-mail, the thought provocation of news-groups, the sharing of ideas implicit in public posting, and the interaction of real-time chats. The fabulous, wonderful, limitless world of communication is just waiting for you to log on.—M. Kadi
M. KadiExamples of bulletin board in a Sentence
Our teacher put our pictures up on the bulletin board.
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Eleni Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
The infamous bulletin board site has gone offline, possibly from a serious hack, causing some to wonder if the site can recover.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Today, though, think: Flyers on a café bulletin board.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The first five hosts and musical guests got pinned to the bulletin board on September 18.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for bulletin board
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“Bulletin board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletin%20board. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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