discussion board

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discussion
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/us
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/
the activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas ...
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board
noun
uk
/bɔːd/us
/bɔːrd/
a thin, flat piece of cut wood or other hard material, often used for a ...
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(Definition ofdiscussionandboardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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And there is adiscussionboardused mainly for visitors to place requests for information, some of which we find it possible to satisfy.
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Instruction was initiated by starting a thread on thediscussionboard; students responded with similar threads and felt free to email each other, and to submit assignments by email.
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It does not provide an automatic update to members following a post to a specific group, or entry on a specificdiscussionboard.
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This is done viadiscussionboardconversations, as well as optional live chat dialogues.
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Though most are simply published via thediscussionboard, some have been included with a later release of the program.
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Site also has quite largediscussionboardand active online society.
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The project moved to a new site at, featuring a newdiscussionboardand file listing.
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A communitydiscussionboardhas sprouted up at, and there is a community blog at.
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The site also has adiscussionboard, clubrecycle, where waste managers and stakeholders can discuss industry developments.
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Often adiscussionboardis made up of posts asking some type of question to which other users may provide answers to those questions.
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The driving mechanism of adiscussionboardis the fact that users are registered and once registered can write posts.
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The site has since grown into adiscussionboardcovering a variety of non-clinical and clinical topics.
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He is also a regular contributor on the internetdiscussionboardpolitics.ie where he uses the username cllr.
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Several bulletin boards have been created to help timeshare owners meet other owners to perform timeshare exchange as well as otherdiscussionboarduses.
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Professional organisations, consortia, journals, and discussion boards should take up this topic in earnest.
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Production of paper issues ceased in 2002 after a 25-year run; however, an accompanying website started in 1996 and continues primarily in the form of a largediscussionboard.
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Specific text types analysed included men's and women's magazines, corpora, memos, business magazines, children's readers, legal texts, government and media texts on immigration, and online discussion boards.
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There have been quite a few members who have vented their anger through online discussion boards.
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The website has fan discussion boards on topics relating to college football.
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Although students may use personal computers to participate in discussion boards, computer-based discussions do not offer frequent, integrated access to learning applications anytime, and anywhere.
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