bulletin board system

Definition

A type of computer system, now largely obsolete, used to exchange messages and data over a telecommunications network.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "Hackers and hacker clubs primarily communicate by means of bulletin board systems. It is estimated that there are about 1,300 underground bulletin boards in the U.S."