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

Recent Examples on the Web Teen Line also responds to emails and has a message board. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024 Instead, Jigsaw is making the tools freely available for independent developers, in the hopes that smaller online spaces, like message boards and newspaper comment sections, will build up an evidence base that the new forms of ranking are popular with users. Billy Perrigo, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024 For nearly 14 years, an online message board called Memegen has served as a virtual water cooler for Google employees. Nico Grant, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024 The online message board generates nearly all of its revenue from ads, and after 20 years as a business is still unprofitable. Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 A number of Tesla owners have posted complaints to Reddit and other message boards in recent months about power steering loss, often while driving. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 Feb. 2024 In 2019, Google introduced community guidelines meant to set boundaries on internal message boards. Nico Grant, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024 Regional traffic signs and variable message boards are posted in the area, notifying drivers of the closure and detours. Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024 And the dry-erase message board on the fridge door? Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024

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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 28 Apr. 2024.

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