whiteboard

[hwahyt-bawrd, ‑-bohrd, wahyt‑]

noun

1. a smooth, glossy sheet of white plastic that can be written on with a colored pen or marker in the manner of a blackboard.

2. 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.

whiteboard

/ ˈwaɪtˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a shiny white surface that can be wiped clean after being used for writing or drawing on, used esp in teaching

2. a large screen used to project computer images to a group of people

Word History and Origins

Origin of whiteboard¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

“I called a family meeting, I took out a whiteboard, and pitched them the background of Peter Thiel and Alex Karp,” Cohen added.

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“Literally put me in front of a whiteboard, and I can come up with 100 ideas in an hour,” he recalled in a talk last month with tech entrepreneurs in Italy.

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With AI, it looks as though Bezos is back to building and has a new list of ideas on his whiteboard.

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But what I did expect, which has come to fruition, is we move really fast, we get energy from being physically around each other and brainstorming with a whiteboard.

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We stumble into a large conference room, with a whiteboard and a podium standing at the head of the room.

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