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clipboard.

A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.

  2. A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

Where this word comes from

From clip + board.

verb
  1. To attach to a clipboard.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From clip + board.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.