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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The blue gumball machine still sits at the front entrance, across from the community bulletin board boasting dozens of business cards and fliers for local services.
—Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
The same image was later posted on a bulletin board at Harbor, according to a photo of the board viewed by The Times.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
On the wall, there is another clock set to 2 p.m. and a bulletin board with photos of the singer-songwriter alongside her timetable.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
That was part of what gave rise to the emoji, and to the idea of a bulletin board grounded in anonymity.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Look in your local newspaper or on community bulletin boards online to find highlights of the week and month.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The presence of my column on locker-room bulletin boards is second only to its presence on bathroom floors.
—David Scott, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
News of New York gang activity was posted on bulletin boards for the cast to absorb.
—Laura Haefner, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
Based in the picturesque French city of Lyon, Interpol serves as a digital bulletin board that helps law enforcement agencies worldwide share information about fugitives and crimes.
—Jane Bradley, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
The same image was later posted on a bulletin board at Harbor, according to a photo of the board viewed by The Times.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
On the wall, there is another clock set to 2 p.m. and a bulletin board with photos of the singer-songwriter alongside her timetable.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
That was part of what gave rise to the emoji, and to the idea of a bulletin board grounded in anonymity.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Look in your local newspaper or on community bulletin boards online to find highlights of the week and month.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The presence of my column on locker-room bulletin boards is second only to its presence on bathroom floors.
—David Scott, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
News of New York gang activity was posted on bulletin boards for the cast to absorb.
—Laura Haefner, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
Based in the picturesque French city of Lyon, Interpol serves as a digital bulletin board that helps law enforcement agencies worldwide share information about fugitives and crimes.
—Jane Bradley, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Bulletin board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletin%20board. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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