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BBCode

BBCode proper noun: a lightweight markup language, with tags in square brackets, used to format posts on message boards.

Proper noun

BBCode

  1. (Internet) A lightweight markup language, with tags in square brackets, used to format posts on message boards.

Origin of BBCode

From BB + code, short for bulletin board code.

Questions about BBCode

What does BBCode mean?
BBCode means a lightweight markup language, with tags in square brackets, used to format posts on message boards.
What part of speech is BBCode?
BBCode is a proper noun.

Words near BBCode in the dictionary

  1. BBBWs
  2. BBC
  3. BBC English
  4. BBC-esque
  5. BBCesque
  6. BBCode
  7. BBCs
  8. BBD
  9. BBDs
  10. BBE
  11. BBEG

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Adapted from Wiktionary: BBCode (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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