你知道BBS是什么意思吗？

BBS可是在部落格、微博、SNS社区之前最热门的社交网络工具呢。而像天涯、猫扑等知名的知名BBS网站至今仍坐拥一批忠实用户。那你知道BBS的意思是什么吗？BBS是什么词的缩写呢？

1.What is BBS short for?
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is an online service based on microcomputers running appropriate software.
BBS是单词Bulletin Board System（电子公告板），指在PC机上运行的一种通信软件。

2.How does BBS work?
Once logged in, users can upload and download software and data, read news and bulletins, and exchange messages with other users either through email or in public message boards.
用户登录之后，可以上传或者下载软件和数据，读新闻和公告，以及通过邮件或者发帖和其他用户交流。

Many BBSes also offer on-line games, in which users can compete with each other, and BBSes with multiple phone lines often provide chat rooms, allowing users to interact with each other more instantaneously.
3.What can people do in the BBS?
许多BBS还提供在线游戏，用户可以互相竞争。配备了多团电话线的BBS还开设聊天室，允许用户彼此更快捷地互动。

Ward Christensen coined the term "Bulletin Board System" as a reference to the traditional cork-and-pin bulletin board often found in entrances of supermarkets, schools, libraries or other public areas where people can post messages, advertisements, or community news.
4.How is BBS created?
Ward Christensen创造了“Bulletin Board System”这个单词，这是从传统的软木塞公告板中获得灵感，软木塞公告板通常设在超市、学校、图书馆和其他公共区域的入口，供人们贴信息、广告或者社区新闻。

现在你是不是不仅知道了BBS的意思，还知道了它的起源和鼻祖呢？