bulletin-board system
bulletin-board system is the alternative form of bulletin board system.
Meaning of bulletin board system
Noun
bulletin board system (plural bulletin board systems)
- A type of computer system, now largely obsolete, used to exchange messages and data over a telecommunications network.
- As companies increase their use of microcomputer-based bulletin board systems, microcomputer managers are finding themselves saddled with the responsibility of being system operators for the boards.1986 April 21, Melissa Calvo, “Managers Say Bulletin Boards Part of Job”, in InfoWorld, volume 8, number 16, →ISSN, page 18
- Synonyms:
- BBS, bulletin board, bulletin board service, CBBS
Forms of bulletin-board system
| plural | bulletin-board systems |
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Questions about bulletin-board system
- What is bulletin-board system the alternative form of?
- Bulletin-board system is the alternative form of bulletin board system.
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