bbs
Definition
Noun: A bbs is a computer system running specialized software that enables users to connect remotely, typically via a modem, to exchange messages, access files, and participate in discussions on topics of shared interest. It functions as a community bulletin board in digital form.
Usage
The term bbs is used to refer to the entire computer system providing this service. It is often used in the context of early computer networking and online communities before the widespread adoption of the internet. * In the 1980s and early 1990s, many hobbyists ran a bbs from their home computers. * Users would dial into a local bbs to download software and chat with others.
Advanced Usage
- Historical Context: The term is strongly associated with the pre-World Wide Web era of digital communication. It is often discussed in the context of the history of the internet, online communities, and telecommunications.
- Before the web, online culture thrived on independent bbs networks.
Variants and Related Words
- Bulletin Board System: This is the full, unabbreviated form of bbs.
- BBSing (informal noun/gerund): The activity of using or participating in bulletin board systems.
- He spent his teenage years BBSing and trading shareware.
Synonyms
- Bulletin board (in a computing context)
- Message board (though this more commonly refers to web-based forums)
- Online forum (a more modern, web-based equivalent)
Related Phrases
- To call a bbs: The act of connecting to a bulletin board system using a modem.
- I used to call a bbs in another city every night after 11 PM when phone rates were lower.
- BBS door / BBS door game: A separate, often text-based, application or game that users could access from within the main BBS software.
- The most popular feature on that bbs was a multiplayer door game called TradeWars.
Noun
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a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
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