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
Naomi (1)nay-O-mee (English), nie-O-mee (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical
Murad-Arabic, Urdu, Azerbaijani
Shulamite-Biblical
Juanitohwah-NEE-toSpanish
MiĶElis-Latvian
Minatomee-nah-toJapanese (Rare)