clipboard
clipboard Lexical Profile
clipboard Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A temporary storage area in a computer's operating system where data is held after being cut or copied, ready to be pasted into another location.
"She copied the meeting link to her clipboard and quickly pasted it into the team chat."
A small, rigid board equipped with a spring clip at the top, used for securely holding loose papers and providing a portable writing surface.
"The inspector walked around the construction site carrying a clipboard filled with safety checklists."
• Rhymes for clipboard
Word Origin & Etymology
A compound of 'clip' and 'board', originating in the early 20th century to describe the physical writing tool. The computing sense arose in the 1970s and 1980s with the development of graphical user interfaces and text editors.
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