clipboard

[ klip-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun
  1. a small board having at the top a clip for holding papers and serving as a portable writing surface.

Origin of clipboard

1
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; clip2 + board

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British Dictionary definitions for clipboard

clipboard

/ (ˈklɪpˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. a portable writing board with a spring clip at the top for holding paper

  2. a temporary storage area in desktop publishing where text or graphics are held after the cut command or the copy command

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