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BBS

BBS

4 8.2
A computer system people use to send messages and share files over a phone line
  • noun
  • /ˌbiːˌbiːˈɛs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : sistema de tablón de anuncios
  • Connecting to a BBS allows members to post updates and communicate with fellow users remotely.
  • the early BBS

Examples

  • Download.com, Tucows, etc. are the modern versions of the old BBS shareware nodes.

    Blog text (28)

  • Even back in the good old days, different BBSs had different offerings.

    Blog text (15)

  • This is Charles Moran with the BBS News.

    Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)

  • Check the various BBSs and reviews from various sites on things you want to see or do.

    Blog text (5)

  • FidoNet was one of the more popular BBS systems, written by Tom Jennings.

    Blog text (21)

  • By now, they had been here long enough to attract the attention of the BBS's sysop.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • To share files quickly, users often connect to a BBS that offers various resources and message boards.

  • Many communities rely on a local BBS to exchange information and organize events.

Synonyms

bulletin board
vsBBS
  • Texting
9 3.6

An online place where people post messages and discuss topics

focuses more on technical remote exchange and file sharing than just community posting
electronic bulletin board
vsBBS
  • Texting
1 3.7

A computer system online that lets people post messages and read shared information

is broader, including general remote file exchange and wider access beyond groups
bulletin board system
vsBBS
  • Archaic
1 7.2

A computer service where people connect to share messages and files, often used before the internet

includes remote file sharing via telephone lines rather than only messaging

Surface Forms

BBS singular
BBSs plural

Etymology

BBS comes from the phrase bulletin board system, where a 'bulletin board' is a place to pin public notices and an early BBS was a computer version that let people post messages and share files over a phone line.