a kind of notice board or discussion room on the web where everybody can post messages about a particular topic and everybody can read them
an online discussion among parties interested in a specific topic
a place of business no matter what the topic
a place where you can find a lot of threads , each talking about a different topic
a useful tool on which people can share information and have discussions online
Also called forum. Web forums or boards use the same concept as discussion groups but are available on the web instead of via email. See Module 4 for more information.