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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Russell Wilson wasn't signed to hold the clipboard in New York.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Windows has had built-in clipboard history for ages.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
Press junkets are never easy—actors are often sat on stools in windowless rooms beneath glaring lights for hours at a time, usually jet-lagged and disorientated while people wearing headphones march in and out with clipboards.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Monitor for unusual clipboard and process behavior.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Windows has had built-in clipboard history for ages.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
Press junkets are never easy—actors are often sat on stools in windowless rooms beneath glaring lights for hours at a time, usually jet-lagged and disorientated while people wearing headphones march in and out with clipboards.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Monitor for unusual clipboard and process behavior.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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“Clipboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipboard. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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