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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On a whiteboard in the room was a list of words written in English and Spanish. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025 Coming off a 1-0 loss to the Calgary Flames and a 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers, coach Martin St. Louis skated to centre ice after explaining a drill at the whiteboard and bellowed one instruction to his players. Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025 GoTo Meeting includes whiteboards via a Miro integration, just like Google Meet. PCMAG, 10 Mar. 2025 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 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 8 Apr. 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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