clipboard

American  

[klip-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈklɪpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

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

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clipboard British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of clipboard

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

Example Sentences

Santa pulls out a paper on a clipboard.

From Literature

LOS ANGELES—Every Friday for the past two months, nonprofit workers armed with iPads and clipboards have fanned out in South Los Angeles looking for immigrants living in the U.S. unlawfully.

From The Wall Street Journal

Campbell may have the clipboard and glasses on for a few more games going forward.

From BBC

A script supervisor wonders what she’s supposed to do as she regards a clipboard of blank pages.

From The Wall Street Journal

The woman told her she’d been paid $20 to sue by a woman who hung around on the sidewalk outside the community center clutching a clipboard, she said.

From Los Angeles Times