message board

noun

1
: a board or sign on which messages or notices are displayed
an electronic message board
2
: a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages or to post or download files and that is accessed by computer over a network (such as the Internet)
Even as bullpen problems loom …, they haven't spawned the typical degree of urgency and panic on Internet message boards and sports radio shows.Bill Simmons

Examples of message board in a Sentence

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So Much Fun) and others exhausting (the YSL Slime Language comps, 2023’s Business Is Business), as well as too many studio leaks unleashed via message board accounts. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025 That brings us to a referendum weekend on the Penn State message boards. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers requested NCDOT place the message boards on Johnston Road, Goodwin said. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2025 As guests approach the stadium, they are directed by message boards and parking staff. Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for message board

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of message board was in 1795

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“Message board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/message%20board. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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