clipboard
noun
clip·board
ˈklip-ˌbȯrd 
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
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On a late-April Saturday along historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri, people holding makeshift clipboards fashioned from yard signs from past elections invited locals strolling brick sidewalks to sign a petition to get the initiative on Missouri ballots.
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
This included local file system integration, virtual apps as progressive web apps, and even enhanced clipboard support.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 5 June 2024
Despite Mulaney’s carrying a clipboard around at nearly all times, most of his interactions with guests didn’t feel rehearsed and engineered in advance the way almost all talk-show segments are today.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 13 May 2024
Remaining hopeful At Belmont Harbor on Monday, Aguilar carried a clipboard and tallied the trash the micro-school students picked up along the lakefront.
—Adriana Perez, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
This included local file system integration, virtual apps as progressive web apps, and even enhanced clipboard support.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 5 June 2024
Despite Mulaney’s carrying a clipboard around at nearly all times, most of his interactions with guests didn’t feel rehearsed and engineered in advance the way almost all talk-show segments are today.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 13 May 2024
Remaining hopeful At Belmont Harbor on Monday, Aguilar carried a clipboard and tallied the trash the micro-school students picked up along the lakefront.
—Adriana Perez, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024
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clipboard
noun
clip·board
ˈklip-ˌbō(ə)rd
-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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