imageboard

English

Alternative forms

• image board

Etymology

image +‎ board

Noun

imageboard (plural imageboards)

1. A type of messageboard 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.

Usage notes

• While the name only suggests that pictures are attached to posts, the term conjures up the meaning of somewhat of a Wild West place where anything goes.
• The term enjoyed a surge of mainstream popularity when celebrity photos were leaked on the 4chan imageboard in 2014 celebrity photo hack.

Synonyms

• chan

Translations

type of internet forum

• Finnish: kuvalauta
• German: Imageboard (de) n
• Japanese: 画像掲示板 (gazō keijiban)
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• Portuguese: imageboard m, chan (pt) m
• Russian: имиджбо́рд (ru) m (imidžbórd), имиджбо́рда (ru) f (imidžbórda)