clipboard

noun

clip·board ˈklip-ˌbȯrd

: a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers

: 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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Turns out these firms were still sending out workers with clipboards and paper schedules and weighing every box. —

Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 The pair had a phony work order on a clipboard and fake ID badges, prosecutors sad. —

Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024 There’s dirt under their fingernails and, lacking desks, their clipboards wobble precariously on their knees, but not one of them seems to care. —

Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2024 With rain falling intermittently throughout the game, Daboll used a clipboard tent to keep his play sheet dry at times. —

Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clipboard