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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In January, after an anonymous social media complaint was made over a bulletin board containing rainbow signs and welcoming messages at Seven Oaks Elementary School in Eagle, the bulletin board was swiftly removed, the Statesman reported.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2025
Pinterest shares rose 5% after Guggenheim recommended buying shares of the virtual bulletin board company.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Others prefer analog methods: bulletin boards covered with newspaper clippings, handwritten notes and red string connecting seemingly unrelated events — a physical manifestation of the conspiracy wall featured in so many of their novels.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Digital bulletin boards announce the third birthday of an honored guest; there’s a panda plush-toy vending machine in the lobby.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2025
Pinterest shares rose 5% after Guggenheim recommended buying shares of the virtual bulletin board company.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Others prefer analog methods: bulletin boards covered with newspaper clippings, handwritten notes and red string connecting seemingly unrelated events — a physical manifestation of the conspiracy wall featured in so many of their novels.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Digital bulletin boards announce the third birthday of an honored guest; there’s a panda plush-toy vending machine in the lobby.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 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 8 Apr. 2025.
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