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
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Until recently, it was known as a kind of private campus message board; part Reddit, part group chat, but with the intimacy of a dorm hallway.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
What to expect: Electronic message boards and detour signs will guide motorists on these routes:
Southbound State Road 60: Enter via the north I-275 entrance ramp, get off on Exit 41A, turn left on Dale Mabry, turn left onto the southbound I-275 ramp, merge, then proceed toward the bridge.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
In the anonymous world of football message boards, anybody could be lurking.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Hackers are taking credit for getting inside the online 4chan message board, which experienced operating issues overnight.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
What to expect: Electronic message boards and detour signs will guide motorists on these routes:
Southbound State Road 60: Enter via the north I-275 entrance ramp, get off on Exit 41A, turn left on Dale Mabry, turn left onto the southbound I-275 ramp, merge, then proceed toward the bridge.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
In the anonymous world of football message boards, anybody could be lurking.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Hackers are taking credit for getting inside the online 4chan message board, which experienced operating issues overnight.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Message board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/message%20board. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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