"imageboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: imageboards [plural]
Etymology: image + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|image|board}} image + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} imageboard (plural imageboards)
  1. (Internet) A type of message board that revolves around the posting of images, with optional associated text, often characterized by the near lack of moderation and by the freedom to discuss any topic. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Websites Synonyms: chan, image board Translations (type of internet forum): kuvalauta (Finnish), Imageboard [neuter] (German), 画像掲示板 (gazō keijiban) (Japanese), imageboard [masculine] (Portuguese), chan [masculine] (Portuguese), имиджбо́рд (imidžbórd) [masculine] (Russian), имиджбо́рда (imidžbórda) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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