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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of clipboard

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

He’s had the coaching bug since a church league dad handed him a clipboard and asked him to design his team’s final play.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

I take my pencil from behind my ear and motion to her clipboard.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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