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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clipboard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; clip ² + board

Example Sentences

The couple said that when they arrived at DTLA’s offices in April, a man came down to the lobby with a clipboard and gave them a piece of paper to memorize before going upstairs.

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His attention to the smallest of tactical specifics has already surprised members of the team and, even in largely meaningless pre-season friendlies, his tactical clipboard has stayed close to hand.

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Wearing overalls and work boots, Gemperle walked through her orchard with a clipboard under her arm, stopping to check traps hung in the trees to monitor for almond-eating insects.

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Then they blend into the background on game day under headsets and behind clipboards.

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Most voters, she went on, aren’t wielding a clipboard and checking off issue boxes.

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