whiteboard

[ hwahyt-bawrd, ‑-bohrd, wahyt‑ ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a smooth, glossy sheet of white plastic that can be written on with a colored pen or marker in the manner of a blackboard.
Computers. Also called interactive whiteboard. an interactive display screen that is connected to a computer and allows for viewing, input, and collaboration by multiple users:
A whiteboard can enhance classroom instruction.

whiteboard

/ ˈwaɪtˌbɔːd /

a shiny white surface that can be wiped clean after being used for writing or drawing on, used esp in teaching
a large screen used to project computer images to a group of people

First recorded in 1980–85

There is also the requisite whiteboard full of Beautiful Mind-esque symbols and numbers.

Once, while vigorously erasing the whiteboard, I discovered my cross had popped out in front of the class I was teaching.

Awkwardly, though, his whiteboard had Romney at…46 percent, still tied with Obama.

You can look at the whiteboard and see all the other names you can bet on—the complications that arise from that.

The engineer went to the whiteboard and launched into another brutal attack.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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