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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Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt has a list written on a whiteboard in his room. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025 The assignment system was simple: Pick a job off the whiteboard, do the visit, write it up, move on. Jim Dunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 However comfortable Foote feels looking at it on a whiteboard, the Canucks don’t have the centres to match up with the top teams in the West. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 1 July 2025 Hertz was with her through high school, transcribing texts and what the teacher wrote on the whiteboard. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 June 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 12 Jul. 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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