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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Signs and bulletin boards announce limitless options for entertainment, shopping, fitness, tennis, golf, shuffleboard—every kind of amenity.
—Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
In the world of outdoor gear, where company stickers are handed out by the bucketful and crowd vehicles, trailhead bulletin boards, and Nalgene bottles, having a sticker would hardly seem like a cult-worthy factor.
—M. John Fayhee, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
But that’s something to stick on the bulletin board, at least.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
Its once-colorful walls were repainted milky white, and the chalkboard was replaced with a bulletin board, littered with information about health care and nutritional meals for the elderly.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
In the world of outdoor gear, where company stickers are handed out by the bucketful and crowd vehicles, trailhead bulletin boards, and Nalgene bottles, having a sticker would hardly seem like a cult-worthy factor.
—M. John Fayhee, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
But that’s something to stick on the bulletin board, at least.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
Its once-colorful walls were repainted milky white, and the chalkboard was replaced with a bulletin board, littered with information about health care and nutritional meals for the elderly.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 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 30 Dec. 2024.
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