message board

noun

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

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Meanings

nounmessage board (plural message boards)

plural message boards

  1. A board on which messages may be posted, especially one in a public space.
  2. InternetcomputingA system by which users may send, read and reply to public messages; an electronic bulletin board or forum.

    He busted in, blessed be the Lord / Who believe any mess they read up on a message board

    2004, MF DOOM, “Vomitspit”, in MM..FOOD
  3. A communication board.

    Disabled lesbian spells out 'I love you' on message board.

    1989 February 12, Chris Bull, “Thompson Visits Kowalsky”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 30, page 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
communication boardinternet forumnewsboard

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 公告欄 /公告栏, 討論板 /讨论板
  • 公告欄 /公告栏board on which messages may be posed
  • 討論板 /讨论板 (tǎolùnbǎn)Internet system
  • 論壇 /论坛 (lùntán)Internet system
Finnish ilmoitustaulu, keskustelupalsta
  • ilmoitustauluboard on which messages may be posed
  • keskustelupalstaInternet system
Japanese 伝言板, フォーラム
  • 伝言板 (dengonban)Internet system
  • フォーラム (fōramu)Internet system
Korean 전언판, 포럼
  • 전언판 (jeoneonpan)Internet system
  • 포럼 (poreom)Internet system
Polish tablica ogłoszeń, tablica informacyjna
  • tablica ogłoszeńboard on which messages may be posed
  • tablica informacyjnaboard on which messages may be posed
  • forum dyskusyjneInternet system
Portuguese fórum, fórum de discussão
  • fórumInternet system
  • fórum de discussãoInternet system
Russian доска́ объявле́ний, фо́рум
  • доска́ объявле́ний (doská obʺjavlénij)board on which messages may be posed
  • фо́рум (fórum)Internet system
Spanish tablero mensajero, tablero mensajero internáutico
  • tablero mensajeroboard on which messages may be posed
  • tablero mensajero internáuticoInternet system
Turkish duyuru panosu
  • duyuru panosuboard on which messages may be posed
Welsh negesfwrdd
  • negesfwrddInternet system
Cite this entry
APA

message board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/message%20board

MLA

“message board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/message%20board. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “message board,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/message%20board.

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