bulletin board

noun

1
: a board for posting notices (as at a school or workplace)
2
: a public online forum that allows users to post or read messages : message board
The aptly-named contributors to Reddit, the online bulletin board and social sharing platform, got "first dibs" at company shares when Reddit made its IPO …Laura Rodini

Examples of bulletin board in a Sentence

Our teacher put our pictures up on the bulletin board.
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Check local Facebook groups, neighborhood apps like Nextdoor, and community bulletin boards. Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Above the bed is a bulletin board covered with drawings, photos and notes. Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 Above the bed is a bulletin board covered with drawings, photos and notes. Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 2026 Audio clips of Lions doubters play in the background while Dan Campbell gets up from his desk to post the Lions schedule on the bulletin board. Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bulletin board

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bulletin board was in 1827

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“Bulletin board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletin%20board. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

bulletin board

noun
1
: a board for posting notices (as at a school)
2
: a place on a computer network (as the Internet) where people can leave or read public messages

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