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clipboard

American

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

noun

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

clipboard British

/ ˈklɪpˌbɔːd /

noun

a portable writing board with a spring clip at the top for holding paper
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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

clipboards

plural

Etymology

Origin of clipboard

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

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