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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There are also plans to add a flashing message board when the streetscape enhancement starts. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 No sign out front advertised its name; no message board displayed a Bible verse. Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025 The message board belonged to a Sacramento Area Sewer District contractor working on the ongoing Harvest Water Project in south Elk Grove, said Elk Grove officials. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 The final moments of the episode see Misty (Christina Ricci) log into the citizen detective message boards to find a surveillance photo of Lottie’s corpse. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Feb. 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 30 Mar. 2025.

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