whiteboard

noun

white·​board ˈ(h)wīt-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce whiteboard (audio)
: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers

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Porter later won three House elections in a competitive district — and national prominence by grilling Trump administration officials and corporate bosses using a whiteboard to simplify complex policy issues. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025 But watching the film, all those elements still feel like just that — the stuff of a pitch, ideas written on a whiteboard instead of a coherent vision to be executed. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025 In the meeting, teams can spend 18 minutes getting to know a player and testing their knowledge within the game on the whiteboard or in a quick film study. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025 Development of eats and drinks for Epcot’s four major festivals is a year-round process with some ideas in whiteboard limbo until the right moment and festival align, Disney chefs and staff members say. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whiteboard

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First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of whiteboard was in 1951

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“Whiteboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiteboard. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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whiteboard

noun
white·​board ˈhwīt-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce whiteboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd,
ˈwīt-
: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers
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