clipboard

English

Etymology

From clip +‎ board.

Pronunciation

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Noun

clipboard (plural clipboards)

  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. (computing) 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.

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Verb

clipboard (third-person singular simple present clipboards, present participle clipboarding, simple past and past participle clipboarded)

  1. (transitive) To attach to a clipboard.
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