"bulletin board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bulletin boards [plural]
Etymology: bulletin + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bulletin|board}} bulletin + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} bulletin board (plural bulletin boards)
  1. A board on which messages may be posted, especially one in a public space. Synonyms: notice board, pinboard Translations (a board): հայտարարությունների տախտակ (haytararutʻyunneri taxtak) (Armenian), taulell d’anuncis [masculine] (Catalan), 壁報板 (Chinese Cantonese), 壁报板 (bik¹ bou³ baan²) (Chinese Cantonese), 揭示板 (jiēshìbǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 佈告欄 (Chinese Mandarin), 布告栏 (bùgàolán) (Chinese Mandarin), nástěnka [feminine] (Czech), opslagstavle [common-gender] (Danish), anonctabulo (Esperanto), ilmoitustaulu (Finnish), panneau d’affichage [masculine] (French), განცხადებათა დაფა (gancxadebata dapa) (Georgian), Schwarzes Brett [neuter] (German), Pinnwand [feminine] (German), Korkwand [feminine] (German), bacheca [feminine] (Italian), 掲示板 (keijiban) (alt: けいじばん) (Japanese), 게시판 (gesipan) (alt: 揭示板) (Korean), о́гласна та́бла (óglasna tábla) [feminine] (Macedonian), papan kenyataan (Malay), papa whakaaturanga (Maori), papa whakaatu (Maori), papa pānui (Maori), зарлалын самбар (zarlalyn sambar) (Mongolian), تابلوی اعلانات (tâblo-ye e'lânât) (Persian), بورد (bôrd) (Persian), tablica ogłoszeń [feminine] (Polish), quadro de avisos [masculine] (Portuguese), доска́ объявле́ний (doská obʺjavlénij) [feminine] (Russian), oglasna ploča (Serbo-Croatian), tablón de anuncios [masculine] (Spanish), anslagstavla [common-gender] (Swedish), paskilan (Tagalog), pano (Turkish), hysbysfwrdd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-bulletin_board-en-noun-jUVABZXR Disambiguation of 'a board': 57 43
  2. (computing) Ellipsis of bulletin board system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: bulletin board system Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: bulletin board service, bulletin board system
    Sense id: en-bulletin_board-en-noun-ZACBpQJj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a board",
      "word": "oglasna ploča"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a board",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tablón de anuncios"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a board",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "anslagstavla"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a board",
      "word": "paskilan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a board",
      "word": "pano"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a board",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hysbysfwrdd"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "bulletin board"
  ],
  "word": "bulletin board"
}

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