Board or Boards may refer to:

Flat surface

Lumber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...

, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat **

Plank (wood) A plank is timber that is flat, elongated, and rectangular with parallel faces that are higher and longer than wide. Used primarily in carpentry, planks are critical in the construction of ships, houses, bridges, and many other structures. Plan ...

Cutting board A cutting board (or chopping board) is a durable board on which to place material for cutting. The kitchen cutting board is commonly used in preparing food; other types exist for cutting raw materials such as leather or plastic. Kitchen cutting bo ...

** Sounding board, of a musical instrument *

Cardboard (paper product) Cardboard is a generic term for heavy paper-based products. The construction can range from a thick paper known as paperboard to corrugated fiberboard which is made of multiple plies of material. Natural cardboards can range from grey to light br ...

* Paperboard *

Fiberboard Fiberboard (American English) or fibreboard (British English) is a type of engineered wood product that is made out of wood fibers. Types of fiberboard (in order of increasing density) include particle board or low-density fiberboard (LDF), med ...

Hardboard Hardboard, also called high-density fiberboard (HDF), is a type of fiberboard, which is an engineered wood product. It is used in furniture and in the construction industry. Description Hardboard is similar to particle board and medium-densi ...

, a type of fiberboard *

Particle board Particle board, also known as chipboard or low-density fiberboard, is an engineered wood product manufactured from wood chips and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed and extruded. Particle board is often confused with ...

, also known as ''chipboard'' ** Oriented strand board * Printed circuit board, in computing and electronics ** Motherboard, the main printed circuit board of a computer * A reusable writing surface ** Chalkboard ** Whiteboard

Recreation

* Board game **Chessboard **Checkerboard * Board (bridge), a device used in playing duplicate bridge * Board, colloquial term for the rebound (basketball), 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 * Boardsports * Diving board (disambiguation)

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), 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), ''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