bulletin board

1. A board on which notices are posted.
2. Computer Science. A system that enables users to send or read electronic messages, files, and other data that are of general interest and addressed to no particular person.

1. A collection of message boards and files devoted to a particular topic.

2. Properly known as the OTC Bulletin Board, an electronic quotation service that lists the prices of stocks that don't meet the minimum requirements for listing on a stock exchange or the Nasdaq stock-listing system.

Also, electronic bulletin board. A computer service that provides facilities for people to leave messages by phone or telecomputing. For example, The National Writers Union has a bulletin board through which members communicate via their modems. Both the device and the term, alluding to the older board for posting notices, date from the late 1970s.

A surface used for the display of announcements, information, and the like, usually attached with thumbtacks.

For a list of notice boards used by the Wikipedia project, see .

Well-used bulletin board on the Infinite Corridor at MIT, November 2004.

Cork, a common bulletin board material

A bulletin board (pinboard, pin board or notice board in British English) is a place where people can leave public messages, for example, to advertise things to buy or sell, announce events, or provide information. Bulletin boards are often made of a material such as cork to facilitate addition and removal of messages or it can be placed on the computer so people can leave and erase messages for other people to read and see.

Bulletin boards are particularly prevalent at universities. Many sport dozens, if not hundreds or thousands of public bulletin boards, used for everything from advertisements by extracurricular groups and local shops to official notices. Dormitory corridors, well-trafficked hallways, lobbies, and freestanding kiosks often have cork boards attached to facilitate the posting of notices. At some universities, lampposts, bollards, trees, and walls often become imprompt postering sites in areas where official boards are sparse in number.

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