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bulletin board

1. A board on which notices are posted.

2. Computers A system that enables users to send or read electronic messages, files, and other data that are of general interest and addressed to no particular person.

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bulletin board

1. US and Canadian a board on which notices, advertisements, bulletins, etc, are displayed. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): notice board

2. (Computer Science) computing a facility on a computer network allowing any user to leave messages that can be read by any other user, and to download software and information to the user's own computer

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bul′letin board`

1. a board for the posting of bulletins, notices, announcements, etc.

2. See BBS.

[1825–35, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	bulletin board - a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest bbs, bulletin board system, electronic bulletin board digital computer - a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
	2.	bulletin board - a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements notice board board - a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows" call-board - a bulletin board backstage in a theater

Translations

لَوْحَةُ الْـمُلَاحَظَاتِ لَوْحَة النَشْرات

nástěnka

opslagstavle

Anschlagbrett schwarzes Brett

πίνακας ανακοινώσεων

tablero de anuncios tablón de anuncios

ilmoitustaulu

panneau d’affichagetableau d’affichage

oglasna ploča

bacheca tabellone

掲示板

게시판

mededelingenbord prikbord

oppslagstavle

tablica informacyjna tablica ogłoszeń

quadro de avisos

доска объявлений

anslagstavla

กระดานประกาศกระดานปิดประกาศ

ilan tahtası

bảng thông báo

公告牌布告牌

bulletin board

n (US: = notice board, Comput) → Schwarzes Brett

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bulletin board

n (Comput) → bulletin board m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bulletin board

→ لَوْحَةُ الْـمُلَاحَظَاتِ, لَوْحَة النَشْرات nástěnka opslagstavle Anschlagbrett, schwarzes Brett πίνακας ανακοινώσεων tablero de anuncios, tablón de anuncios ilmoitustaulu panneau d’affichage, tableau d’affichage oglasna ploča bacheca, tabellone 掲示板 게시판 mededelingenbord, prikbord oppslagstavle tablica informacyjna, tablica ogłoszeń quadro de avisos доска объявлений anslagstavla กระดานประกาศ, กระดานปิดประกาศ ilan tahtası bảng thông báo 公告牌, 布告牌

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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On the morning when the final results of all the examina- tions were to be posted on the bulletin board at Queen's, Anne and Jane walked down the street together.

And I'm not going to march up to that bulletin board and look at it before everybody.

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She says the bulletin board currently has everything from an ad about a house for sale to contractor business cards to a flier with information on an upcoming community event.

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