bulletin board



bulletin board

Also, electronic bulletin board. A computer service that provides facilities for people to leave messages by phone or telecomputing. For example, The National Writers Union has a bulletin board through which members communicate via their modems . Both the device and the term, alluding to the older board for posting notices, date from the late 1970s.
See also: board

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JaniYAH-nee (Finnish)Finnish, Hungarian
Cates[keits]
&Aelig;Thelfl&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
Archie['a:tʃ]
Hrothgar-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Tordis-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish