clipboard

noun

clip·​board ˈklip-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce clipboard (audio)
1
: a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers
2
: a section of computer memory that temporarily stores data (such as text or a graphics image) especially to facilitate its movement or duplication

Examples of clipboard in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web Just copy any Spotify URL to the clipboard then launch the shortcut Song. Justin Pot, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024 City Clerk Alexandria Bingham was ready with her clipboard, and a city audiovisual tech had his camera running when the group gathered to say the Pledge of Allegiance, although no flag was in sight. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024 That opposition has evolved from neighbors circulating a petition on a clipboard to social media groups to having access to advanced cell phone data to geotarget people in an affected area. The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024 There are some signs that can indicate that an extension is malicious, such as: The extension requests permissions that are not related to its functionality, such as accessing your personal data, clipboard or keystrokes. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024 One of my favorite shortcuts, Win + V, gives you the ability to view the clipboard history of any of the last 25 items on the clipboard, which is awesome for those who cut and paste regularly. Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024 For organizers, the ground game has already started Three hundred and fifty-seven days before the 2024 presidential election, Ken Ezell is standing on a sidewalk in Milwaukee’s Harambee neighborhood holding a clipboard with a list of questions. Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024 On Friday, Burns walked into Ellie’s room, clipboard in hand, and delivered the news that the first echocardiogram looked normal. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024 The reps jabbed their ballpoint pens at my heels and scratched notes on clipboards. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of clipboard was in 1885

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“Clipboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipboard. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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clipboard

noun
clip·​board ˈklip-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce clipboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: a small board with a clip at the top for holding papers
2
: a part of computer memory used to store data temporarily

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