whiteboard

noun

white·​board ˈ(h)wīt-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce whiteboard (audio)
: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers

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Development of eats and drinks for Epcot’s four major festivals is a year-round process with some ideas in whiteboard limbo until the right moment and festival align, Disney chefs and staff members say. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025 At the opening of camp, every whiteboard in every manager’s office will list at least a handful of players who aren’t cleared to participate in on-field activities or play in exhibition games. Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 Image Image Outside, a whiteboard listed who speared each sturgeon and their weights and lengths. Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Hearing the team behind the show tell it, that’s exactly how From came together: Griffin scoring a meeting with Pinkner’s production team, launching into an hours-long pitch, complete with a whiteboard outlining all of the show’s most intricate secrets. Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whiteboard

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of whiteboard was in 1951

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“Whiteboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiteboard. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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whiteboard

noun
white·​board ˈhwīt-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce whiteboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd,
ˈwīt-
: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers
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