bbs, bulletin board, bulletin board system, electronic bulletin board - a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest

computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically

file server - (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources

mainframe, mainframe computer - a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room

minicomputer - a digital computer of medium size

multiprocessor - a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control

microcomputer, PC, personal computer - a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time

von Neumann machine - any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues

workstation - a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer