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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For example, a teacher might be working on a whiteboard before walking across the room to where an experiment is set up. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Write your daily to-do list on a sticky note, whiteboard, or other visible location. Allie Volpe, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025 Nurses used a whiteboard to triage patients, placing them in beds side-by-side in pods of 12 so doctors could quickly move from one to the other. Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 However, the Jamboard whiteboard feature is going away. PCMAG, 12 Dec. 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 22 Jan. 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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