whiteboard
Americannoun
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whiteboards
plural
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a smooth, glossy sheet of white plastic that can be written on with a colored pen or marker in the manner of a blackboard.
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Also called interactive whiteboard. Computers. an interactive display screen that is connected to a computer and allows for viewing, input, and collaboration by multiple users.
A whiteboard can enhance classroom instruction.
noun
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a shiny white surface that can be wiped clean after being used for writing or drawing on, used esp in teaching
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a large screen used to project computer images to a group of people
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of whiteboard
First recorded in 1980–85
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Now he starts throwing it all up on the whiteboard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
There are even plans for a 10th album taking shape on a whiteboard in the corner of the studio.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Beside it goes a whiteboard with that day’s prompt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Hamawy led me through the polished medical half of the office to a room around the corner with a conference table and a messy whiteboard with leftover green-marker notes from the primary.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
But he turned back to the whiteboard and wrote “Recently” beside the word “When.”
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
The show’s medical consultants create the content displayed on whiteboards or monitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
They sketched out priorities and drafted legislative language on whiteboards, then waited for the opportune moment to introduce a bill.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
There, the classrooms offer a stark contrast to the dilapidated government schools, with painted walls, new desks, whiteboards and fans, and students in smart uniforms.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
As if that wasn’t enough, two students positioned behind UCLA’s basket scribbled messages on whiteboards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Some of the rooms are full of desks and whiteboards.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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