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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As the squad map on his whiteboard at the EPIC shows, each position is covered adequately, and one look through the long list of players suggests this might be the most talented set of players to ever represent a club in English football’s third tier. Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025 Before 2020, whiteboards, sticky notes and interns with clipboards dominated the halls of Congress. Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025 Inside the graceful rotating cube of Marsha Ginsberg’s set—which provides several views of the spare, sunlit classroom, along with a glimpse of the building’s exterior—Marjan’s whiteboard is inscribed with two underlined words: English Only. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025 Notice who’s quick diagrams on a whiteboard to clarify a complex concept instantly. Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 10 Jan. 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 16 Feb. 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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