bulletin board system

noun

Definitions

  1. A type of computer system, now largely obsolete, used to exchange messages and data over…

    A type of computer system, now largely obsolete, used to exchange messages and data over a telecommunications network.

    • As companies increase their use of microcomputer-based bulletin board systems, microcomputer managers are finding themselves saddled with the responsibility of being system operators for the boards.
    • Hackers and hacker clubs primarily communicate by means of bulletin board systems. It is estimated that there are about 1,300 underground bulletin boards in the U.S.

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No curated loop yet for bulletin board system. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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