clipboard

[klip-bawrd, -bohrd] /ˈklɪpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
noun
1.
a small board having at the top a clip for holding papers and serving as a portable writing surface.
Origin
1905-10, Americanism; clip2 + board
Examples from the web for clipboard
  • Then, show the students the clipboard with a piece of paper on it.
  • The transformation of policemen from fearless crime fighters to clipboard carriers has two causes, both well-intentioned.
  • She pointed to a clipboard on a low wall, where the history of the cadaver was detailed.
  • Click that and the link that goes to your clipboard will automatically cue up the video to the correct moment.
  • She's a clipboard-toting, can-do gal, proud to be a government worker.
  • He's starting after three years with the clipboard, which apparently increases his odds of statistical success.
  • Previously, updates came from putting the clipboard in a cradle inside the truck.
  • The officer grabbed a clipboard and methodically took down basic details: names, ages, physical descriptions.
  • Holding a heavy clipboard leads to weighty decisions.
  • Scribbling furiously on a clipboard, the group dashes off down the hallway.
British Dictionary definitions for clipboard

clipboard

/ˈklɪpˌbɔːd/
noun
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
Word Origin and History for clipboard
n.

1904, from clip (n.1) + board (n.1). Portable board with a hinged clip at the top to hold papers.

clipboard in Technology

operating system
A temporary memory area, used to transfer information within a document being edited or between documents or between programs. The fundamental operations are "cut" which moves data from a document to the clipboard, "copy" which copies it to the clipboard, and "paste" which inserts the clipboard contents into the current document in place of the current selection.
Different Graphical User Interfaces vary in how they handle the different types of data which a user might want to transfer via the clipboard, some (e.g. the X Window System) support only plain text, others (e.g. NEXTSTEP) support arbitrarily typed data such as images.
(1996-08-23)