clipboard
noun
clip·board
ˈklip-ˌbȯrd 
1
: a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers
2
: a section of computer memory that temporarily stores data (such as text or a graphics image) especially to facilitate its movement or duplication
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Consulting her clipboard, Smith approached Apartment A3, and a young couple emerged from a neighboring unit.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Instead of one volunteer with a clipboard getting maybe a few dozen or even a hundred people to register in a day, these guys precisely reach millions of the voters the campaign needs.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2024
The bakery’s ‘threat of activation’ The bread on the shelves, the hanging clipboard, and the flowers in this shot were all drawn on animation cels.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Coughs and moans echo through the halls, and a nurse with a clipboard makes her rounds.
—Roger Naylor and Scott Craven, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Instead of one volunteer with a clipboard getting maybe a few dozen or even a hundred people to register in a day, these guys precisely reach millions of the voters the campaign needs.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2024
The bakery’s ‘threat of activation’ The bread on the shelves, the hanging clipboard, and the flowers in this shot were all drawn on animation cels.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Coughs and moans echo through the halls, and a nurse with a clipboard makes her rounds.
—Roger Naylor and Scott Craven, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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clipboard
noun
clip·board
ˈklip-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: a small board with a clip at the top for holding papers
2
: a part of computer memory used to store data temporarily
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