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whiteboard.

A writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent markers and subsequently wiped clean.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwaɪtbɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwaɪtbɔɹd/General-American
  1. A writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent markers and subsequently wiped clean.

  2. A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.

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Where this word comes from

From white + board, modelled on blackboard.

verb/ˈwaɪtbɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwaɪtbɔɹd/General-American
  1. To use a whiteboard, to write on a writeboard

Where this word comes from

From white + board, modelled on blackboard.

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