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Definition of Electronic bulletin board
1. Noun. A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
Generic synonyms: Digital Computer
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electronic Bulletin Board
Literary usage of Electronic bulletin board
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dedicated Computer Crime Units by J. Thomas McEwen (1988)
"electronic bulletin boards An electronic bulletin board allows for the storage
of information which can be retrieved by other systems calling into the board ..."
2. Access EPA: Clearinghouses and Hotlines (1994)
"... OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT electronic bulletin board SYSTEM Acronym: Address:
Telephone: Fax: Primary Contact: Hours: Time Zone: Subject Emphasis: ORD ..."
3. Educator's Guide to Electronic Networking: Creating Virtual Communities by Barbara L. Kurshans (1996)
"Distributed electronic bulletin board—Messages that are taken from one network
and sent to other networks. Also called distributed electronic posting ..."