Phrase guide

bulletin board

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A board on which messages may be posted, especially one in a public space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: notice board, pinboard

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Ellipsis of bulletin board system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: notice board

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: board

Narrower terms: call-board

4

noun

Meaning 4

a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bulletin board system, electronic bulletin board, bbs

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: digital computer

History

Etymology

From bulletin + board.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kennisgewingbord — a board
  • Albanian: tabelë e njoftimeve — a board
  • Arabic: لَوْحَة إِعْلَانَات (lawḥat ʔiʕlānāt) — a board
  • Armenian: հայտարարությունների տախտակ (haytararutʻyunneri taxtak) — a board
  • Belarusian: до́шка аб'я́ў (dóška abʺjáw) — a board
  • Belarusian: до́шка аб'я́ваў (dóška abʺjávaw) — a board
  • Bengali: বুলেটিন বোর্ড (buleṭin bōrḍo) — a board
  • Bengali: নোটিশ বোর্ড (nōṭiś bōrḍo) — a board
  • Bulgarian: табло́ за обя́ви (tabló za objávi) — a board
  • Catalan: taulell d’anuncis — a board
  • Chinese Cantonese: 壁報板 /壁报板 (bik1 bou3 baan2) — a board
  • Chinese Mandarin: 揭示板 (jiēshìbǎn) — a board
  • Chinese Mandarin: 佈告欄 /布告栏 (bùgàolán) — a board
  • Czech: nástěnka — a board
  • Danish: opslagstavle — a board
  • Dutch: prikbord — a board
  • Esperanto: anonctabulo — a board
  • Estonian: teadetetahvel — a board
  • Estonian: tahvel — a board
  • Estonian: infotahvel — a board
  • Finnish: ilmoitustaulu — a board
  • French: panneau d'affichage — a board
  • French: babillard — a board
  • Georgian: განცხადებათა დაფა (gancxadebata dapa) — a board
  • German: Schwarzes Brett — a board
  • German: Pinnwand — a board
  • German: Korkwand — a board
  • German: Anschlagtafel — a board
  • German: Anschlagbrett — a board
  • Haitian Creole: tablo afichaj — a board
  • Hebrew: לוּחַ מוֹדָעוֹת (luákh moda'ót) — a board
  • Hindi: बुलेटिन बोर्ड (buleṭin borḍ) — a board
  • Hindi: नोटिस बोर्ड (noṭis borḍ) — a board
  • Hungarian: hirdetőtábla — a board
  • Hungarian: faliújság — a board
  • Indonesian: papan pengumuman — a board
  • Italian: bacheca — a board
  • Japanese: 掲示板 (keijiban) — a board
  • Khmer: ក្ដារប្រកាស (kdaa prɑɑkaah) — a board
  • Khmer: ក្ដារបិទប្រកាស (kdaa bət prɑɑkaah) — a board
  • Korean: 게시판 (gesipan) — a board
  • Lao: ກະດານປ້າຍ (ka dān pāi) — a board
  • Lao: ປ້າຍຕິດປະກາດ (pāi tit pa kāt) — a board
  • Latvian: ziņojumu dēlis — a board
  • Lithuanian: skelbimų lenta — a board
  • Macedonian: о́гласна та́бла (óglasna tábla) — a board
  • Malay: papan kenyataan — a board
  • Māori: papa whakaaturanga — a board
  • Māori: papa whakaatu — a board
  • Māori: papa pānui — a board
  • Mongolian: зарлалын самбар (zarlalyn sambar) — a board
  • Iranian Persian: تابْلویِ اِعْلانات (tâblo-ye e'lânât) — a board
  • Iranian Persian: بورْد (bord) — a board
  • Polish: tablica ogłoszeń — a board
  • Portuguese: quadro de avisos — a board
  • Romanian: avizier — a board
  • Russian: доска́ объявле́ний (doská obʺjavlénij) — a board
  • Serbo-Croatian: огласна плоча — a board
  • Serbo-Croatian: oglasna ploča — a board
  • Slovak: nástenka — a board
  • Slovene: oglasna deska — a board
  • Spanish: tablón de anuncios — a board
  • Spanish: cartelera — a board
  • Spanish: tablero de anuncios — a board
  • Swedish: anslagstavla — a board
  • Tagalog: paskilan — a board
  • Thai: กระดานข่าว (grà-daan-kàao) — a board
  • Turkish: pano — a board
  • Turkish: bülten tahtası — a board
  • Ukrainian: до́шка оголо́шень (dóška oholóšenʹ) — a board
  • Urdu: بُلِٹِن بورْڈ (buliṭin borḍ) — a board
  • Urdu: نوٹِس بورْڈ (noṭis borḍ) — a board
  • Vietnamese: bảng công báo — a board
  • Vietnamese: bảng tin — a board
  • Welsh: hysbysfwrdd — a board