bulletin board
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈbʊlɪtɪn bɔrd/
- Texting
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tablón de anuncios electrónico
- So back before we had Internet and ISPs, right, people have these bulletin boards you dial up.
- electronic bulletin board
- online bulletin board
- bulletin board service
Examples
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The technology most frequently used by the distance learners was word processing, electronic bulletin boards, and email.
Academic text (2005) -
Julie (using the name Tara) left an urgent message on the computer bulletin board for Charles to phone her at 3:30.
Fiction book (1992) -
So get this on every major bulletin board service.
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How could you overlook 25+ years of computer bulletin board software?
Blog text (28) -
A second social interaction of interest is the use of bulletin boards or message boards on the Internet.
Academic text (2001) -
After posting their comments to the bulletin board, participants viewed a list of 11, 12, or 13 statements.
Academic text (1999) -
E-mail, chat rooms, and bulletin boards also provide opportunities to create new relationships in which intimacy may develop over time.
Academic text (2001) -
Other participants were recruited through the electronic bulletin boards at two universities in Pittsburgh.
Academic text (2007) -
Most pipelines post on electronic bulletin boards the amount of interruptible transmission that they have available for sale.
Academic text (1993) -
Many universities use a digital bulletin board to announce events and share important information.
Synonyms
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3.8
An online group where people post messages to discuss one topic
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8.2
A computer system people use to send messages and share files over a phone line
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3.7
A computer system online that lets people post messages and read shared information
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7.2
A computer service where people connect to share messages and files, often used before the internet
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: a 'bulletin board' is literally a board where bulletins (brief notices or reports) are posted, so a learner who knows 'bulletin' and 'board' can infer this function. The metaphorical extension to digital/online message boards follows the same logic and is cross-linguistically common, so the meaning is immediately predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Bulletin board for computers borrows that same image: early online systems worked like a real board, where users would 'post' short 'messages' for others to read and reply to. That's why it means 'an online place to share messages'.