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electronic bulletin board

electronic bulletin board

1 3.7
A computer system online that lets people post messages and read shared information
  • noun
  • /ɪˌlɛktrɒnɪk ˈbʊlɪtɪn bɔrd/
  • Texting
translation icon : tablero de anuncios electrónico
  • Local community events are frequently announced on the electronic bulletin board at the library.
  • electronic bulletin board resources
  • electronic bulletin board resources
  • using electronic bulletin boards

There were there were electronic bulletin boards listing stocks and bonds be exempted from being considered stock exchanges.

Examples

  • Newsgroups, also called electronic bulletin boards, are where any user interested in a topic may read about it much the same way one reads personal e-mail.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Students can share their projects and ideas on the electronic bulletin board set up by the school.

  • With an initial $25,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an electronic bulletin board was established in 1992.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Other participants were recruited through the electronic bulletin boards at two universities in Pittsburgh.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Data for the individual reports are collected using library resources, electronic bulletin boards, interviews, multimedia resources, and so forth.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Campus-based students had the least amount of skill in using electronic bulletin boards, online library resources, and in accessing class web pages.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The electronic bulletin board system of the Society for Creative Anachronism is called "The Rialto," after Venice's picturesque central marketplace.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The university students and the high school students were then connected through Pioneer's electronic bulletin board and 2400 baud modem.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In the various presentations made, special emphasis was given to initiatives ranging from NEHA becoming more of a clearinghouse on behalf of its members to offering some type of electronic bulletin board or email communication ability to its members.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Another online service available at no cost to MENC members is the Pepper National Music Network (PNMN or "the Pepper Network"), an electronic bulletin board that links users with more than seven thousand music educators, administrators, music industry representatives, book, music, and software publishers, and composers.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

bulletin board
vselectronic bulletin board
  • Texting
9 3.6

An online place where people post messages and discuss topics

is similar but highlights use for interest group communication
BBS
vselectronic bulletin board
  • Archaic
4 8.2

A computer system people use to send messages and share files over a phone line

is the broader online system not limited to telephone connections
bulletin board system
vselectronic bulletin board
  • Archaic
1 7.2

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

is the community-focused modern form rather than the earlier type

How Interactive

forum
  • Texting
430 3.2
electronic bulletin board
  • Texting
1 3.7
bulletin board
  • US
19 2.5
notice board
  • UK
1 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

electronic + bulletin + board

The meaning — a board (a place for posting notices) that is electronic — is directly derivable from combining 'electronic' (connected to electronic technology) with 'bulletin' (a short notice) and 'board' (a surface for displaying notices). This straightforward adjective+noun+noun composition is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should readily infer the intended sense.

Etymology

Electronic bulletin board comes from the old wall bulletin board where people pinned paper notices. With electronic meaning 'on a computer', the phrase became a name for an online place to 'post messages' and 'share news'.