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BBS in German

BBS in German is Mailbox — BBS means be back soon; typed in chat, gaming and messaging to say you are stepping away for a short while.

BBS in German

Mailbox
noun
(telecommunications, Internet) Initialism of bulletin board system or bulletin board service.

What does "BBS" mean?

  1. abbreviation Be back soon; typed in chat, gaming and messaging to say you are stepping away for a short while.
    "bbs, someone's at the door."
  2. noun A bulletin board system: a computer running software that users dialled into by modem to read messages, swap files and play text games, widely used before the World Wide Web.
    "He ran a two-line BBS out of his bedroom in 1992."
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BBS in a sentence

  • bbs, someone's at the door.
  • She went bbs about twenty minutes ago.
  • He ran a two-line BBS out of his bedroom in 1992.
  • The old BBS scene is where a lot of internet culture started.

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What is "BBS" in German?

"BBS" in German is Mailbox. BBS means: Be back soon; typed in chat, gaming and messaging to say you are stepping away for a short while.

How do you use "BBS" in a sentence?

Example: "bbs, someone's at the door." In German, "BBS" is Mailbox.

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