Wikipedia / Board
Wikipedia / Board
Board or Boards may refer to:
Flat surface
Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat
Sounding board, of a musical instrument
Hardboard, a type of fiberboard
Particle board, also known as chipboard
Printed circuit board, in computing and electronics
Motherboard, the main printed circuit board of a computer
A reusable writing surface
Recreation
Board (bridge), a device used in playing duplicate bridge
Board, colloquial term for the rebound statistic in basketball
Board track racing, a type of motorsport popular in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s
Boards, the wall around a bandy field or ice hockey rink
Companies
Board International, a Swiss software vendor known for its business intelligence software toolkit
Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design (BOARD), an architecture firm based in Rotterdam
Groups
Advisory board, a body that provides non-binding strategic advice to the management of a corporation
Currency board, the monetary authority to maintain a fixed exchange rate with a foreign currency
Board of directors, or a similar governing or advisory committee
Board of selectmen, the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States
Board of supervisors, a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in some U.S. states
Board of trustees, the authority of a nonprofit organization
Editorial board, a group responsible for a publication's editorial policy
Examination board, an organization that sets examinations, is responsible for marking them and distributes results
Parole board, a panel that decides whether an offender should be released from prison
Police board, a group charged with the responsibility of overseeing a local police force
Supervisory board, a group responsible for hiring and firing a board of directors
People
Sports
C. J. Board (born 1993), American football player
Chris Board (born 1995), American football player
Dwaine Board (born 1956), American football player and coach
Jim Board (born 1956), Australian rules footballer
Michael Board (born 1970), British swimmer
Terry Board (footballer, born 1945) (1945–2019), Australian rules footballer
Terry Board (footballer, born 1968), Australian rules footballer
Other areas
Kate Board, English airship pilot
Mike Board (born 1952), Australian politician
Mykel Board (born 1950), American journalist, musician, and writer
Printz Board (born 1982), American record producer, songwriter, and singer
Prudy Taylor Board (born 1933), American author and editor
Other
Board book, a book made more durable by the use of cardboard covers and thicker paper
Board certification, for medical professionals in the United States
Board examination, a part of education in some countries
Board foot, measurement of lumber volume
Boards (magazine), a 1999–2010 trade publication for the advertising community
boards.ie, an Internet forum in Ireland
Bulletin board (disambiguation), where people can leave public messages
Distribution board or breaker panel, a component of an electricity supply system
Room and board, in exchange for money, labor, or other consideration, a person is provided with a place to live as well as meals
"The Big Board", nickname of the New York Stock Exchange