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

Examples of clipboard in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators vice president and art teacher Rae LeGrone stood with a clipboard, alongside Erin DeMund, a teacher at Oaklawn Language Academy who had arranged a similar, though smaller, demonstration a week earlier in Charlotte. —Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2026

The sorted plastics are brought to a local plastic recycler Peninsula Precious Plastics, where they're shredded and made into things like combs and clipboards. —Molly McCrea, CBS News, 1 May 2026

The idea is to make filling out a stack of paperwork at every doctor’s visit, on that ubiquitous clipboard, a thing of the past. —John Wilkerson, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026

Nearly 20 professional baseball scouts congregate behind Blessed Trinity’s home plate with clipboards and radar guns. —Jack Leo, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clipboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

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