Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulletin board system

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: bul-let-in board- sys-tem
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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."

Inflected Forms

bulletin board systems (plural) bulletin-board system (alternative)

Synonyms

BBS bulletin board bulletin board service CBBS electronic bulletin board

Questions

What does bulletin board system mean?: A type of computer system, now largely obsolete, used to exchange messages and data over a telecommunications network.

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