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
Miguela-Spanish, Portuguese
Kaja (2)KIE-ah (Polish)Polish, Slovene
BrandenBRAN-dənEnglish
Marcelle-French
Malkhazi-Georgian
EngelbertENG-el-bert (German)German, Ancient Germanic