message board

noun

1
: a board or sign on which messages or notices are displayed
an electronic message board
2
: a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages or to post or download files and that is accessed by computer over a network (such as the Internet)
Even as bullpen problems loom …, they haven't spawned the typical degree of urgency and panic on Internet message boards and sports radio shows.Bill Simmons

Examples of message board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Washington Post is like the message board for this administration and the Democratic Party. CBS News, 12 May 2024 He is known on neighborhood message boards for his rants about burglaries and robberies. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for message board 

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Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of message board was in 1795

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“Message board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/message%20board. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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