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Bulletin Board System

BBS (bulletin board system) A term for dial-up on-line systems from which users can download software, leave messages for other users, and exchange information. BBSes proliferated in the 1980s with the advent of inexpensive PCs and modems. Today, more than 65,000 are estimated to be operating in the United States alone.