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BBS
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BBS
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Computer Science bulletin board system
BBS Text messaging
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BBS
Computer Science Abbreviation for bulletin board system.
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Noun1.BBSbbs - a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
bulletin board, bulletin board system, electronic bulletin board
digital computer - a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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BBS (Comput) abbr of bulletin board system → BBS nt


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