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board [n]
 
1)a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: commission  appeal_board  board_of_selectmen  federal_reserve_board  governing_board  board_of_directors  advisory_board  draft_board  board_of_education  zoning_board  director  board_member 
 
2)a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: flat_solid  aquaplane  bread_board  bulletin_board  chopping_board  drafting_board  drainboard  floor_board  ironing_board  kneeler  hawk  palette  planchette  scoreboard  sideboard  sideboard  skateboard  springboard  surfboard  trencher  wake_board  work-board 
 
3)a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
    Synonyms :plank 
    See Also: lumber  plank  plank  matchboard  skid  strake  chipboard  deal  knot  knothole 
 
4)a board on which information can be displayed to public view
    Synonyms :display_board display_panel 
    See Also: display  big_board 
 
5)a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
    Synonyms :gameboard 
    See Also: surface  backgammon_board  checkerboard  cribbage_board  dart_board  go_board  monopoly_board  ouija  pegboard  punchboard 
 
6)food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"
    Synonyms :table 
    See Also: fare  training_table 
 
7)electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
    Synonyms :control_board control_panel instrument_panel panel 
    See Also: electrical_device  dashboard  idiot_light 
 
8)a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
    Synonyms :card circuit_board circuit_card 
    See Also: printed_circuit  cpu_board  pc_board 
 
9)a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"
    Synonyms :dining_table 
    See Also: table  dinner_table  high_table  refectory_table  triclinium 
 
board [v]
 
1)get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
    Synonyms :get_on 
    See Also: come_in  boarder  embark  entrain  get_off  catch 
 
2)live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
    Synonyms :room 
    See Also: domicile  room  boarder  boarder 
 
3)lodge and take meals (at)
    Synonyms :
    See Also: consume  habituate  boarder  boarder 
 
4)provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: cater  feed  live_in 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. In-context synonym for bboard; sometimes used even for Usenet newsgroups.

2. An electronic circuit board.



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