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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The caricature of a suspicious-looking noncitizen from some faraway state clutching a clipboard is an exaggeration.
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Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Hana heard my tone shift, squared her shoulders, then lifted her clipboard.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
Earlier this season, a broadcast captured Mulkey in a fit of outrage, slapping a clipboard out of the hands of Seimone Augustus, a first-year LSU assistant coach and women’s basketball legend who played for the Tigers two decades ago.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In a One Ui beta support community forum, one user pointed out that passwords are being exposed in plain text for anyone with access to the device clipboard to see, copy, and compromise.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Hana heard my tone shift, squared her shoulders, then lifted her clipboard.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
Earlier this season, a broadcast captured Mulkey in a fit of outrage, slapping a clipboard out of the hands of Seimone Augustus, a first-year LSU assistant coach and women’s basketball legend who played for the Tigers two decades ago.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In a One Ui beta support community forum, one user pointed out that passwords are being exposed in plain text for anyone with access to the device clipboard to see, copy, and compromise.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Clipboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipboard. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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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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