imageboard en · NOUN
Etymology
Compound of image + board.
Meanings
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(Internet) A type of message board that revolves around the posting of images, with optional associated text, often characterized by the near lack of moderation and by the freedom to discuss any topic.
An imageboard is a type of posting board centered around the posting of images. A very famous imageboard is 4chan.org.
2014, Jessica L. Beyer, Expect Us: Online Communities and Political Mobilization, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:The concept for Anonymous began when American-run imageboard 4chan, a website created in 2003 for sharing images with accompanying comments, followed in the footsteps of the Japanese imageboard 2channel by allowing an anti-signup system where comment posters could remain anonymous.
2018, Barney Warf, The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Internet, SAGE, →ISBN:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| imageboards | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| image board | alternative | lexicographic |
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ru имиджбо́рд (type of internet forum) · pt chan (type of internet forum) · ja 画像掲示板 (type of internet forum) · pl imageboard (type of internet forum) · pt imageboard (type of internet forum) · fi kuvalauta (type of internet forum) · ru имиджбо́рда (type of internet forum) · ko 화상게시판 (type of internet forum) · de Imageboard (type of internet forum)