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
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Everyone is aware of the noise from the media and on the message boards (shoutout Lakers reddit), no one is acting like a trade is going to happen this summer for a couple of reasons.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Members of the QAnon message board GreatAwakening.win were no less perturbed, and wondered why their president would be on board with Ellison’s proclamations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
European officials continue to discuss punishments against X, formerly Twitter, including the possibility of a ban while Elon Musk's controversial gesture at the presidential inauguration prompted a boycott of the platform on popular message board site Reddit.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Cheng Xin/Getty Images Functioning as a hybrid between a social network and a message board, Reddit allows users to post content, share opinions, and vote on others' contributions.
—Dan Cody
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Members of the QAnon message board GreatAwakening.win were no less perturbed, and wondered why their president would be on board with Ellison’s proclamations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
European officials continue to discuss punishments against X, formerly Twitter, including the possibility of a ban while Elon Musk's controversial gesture at the presidential inauguration prompted a boycott of the platform on popular message board site Reddit.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Cheng Xin/Getty Images Functioning as a hybrid between a social network and a message board, Reddit allows users to post content, share opinions, and vote on others' contributions.
—Dan Cody
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for message board
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“Message board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/message%20board. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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