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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The council has launched several committees this year, listed on the whiteboard behind them during the meeting, to try and make New Miami a better place to live and work. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024 In my experience, hammering things out with markers on a whiteboard is the most effective, no matter if that in-person meeting is only weekly or quarterly. Dr. Michelle Frasher, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Sony convened about 40 key creative executives from gaming and pictures, put them in a large conference room and supplied them with a whiteboard. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Oct. 2024 The targets will play a game called Boxster-Phobia, a weak play on words that should never have made it past the whiteboard. Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for whiteboard 

Word History

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 21 Dec. 2024.

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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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