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 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 The belief that the Meta outage was planned was shared widely on multiple platforms, including X and pro-Trump message boards like The Donald. David Gilbert, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024 Customers are being updated on the service levels through social media, station electronic message boards and train conductors. Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024 News that Platt was a finalist for the Austin job broke when Austin’s mayor announced it on a city message board. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024 On a message board on Truth Social, created by supporters of the merger, some of these investors cheered on the stock-market debut of Trump Media. Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024 The business doesn’t have too much fun with its message boards, said Steve Sanner, president and CEO of Jiffy Lube of Indiana. The Indianapolis Star, 20 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 27 Apr. 2024.

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