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ˈklɪpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd
/
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[
klip
-bawrd, -bohrd
]
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noun
a small
board
having at the top a
clip
for holding papers and serving as a portable writing surface.
Origin:
1905–10,
Americanism;
clip
2
+
board
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clipboard
(ˈklɪpˌbɔːd)
—
n
1.
a portable writing board with a spring clip at the top for holding paper
2.
a temporary storage area in desktop publishing where text or graphics are held after the cut command or the copy command
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
clipboard
1907, from
clip
+
board
. Portable board with a hinged clip at the top to hold papers.
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