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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Their senior leaders had already written out goals on a whiteboard. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025 Joanne's whiteboard message to the person who threw out her lunch. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 Evidently, the whiteboard belonged to the newspaper's sister business, Softees Toilet Paper. David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025 Workspaces house Spaces that contain your actual tasks, alongside dashboards, documents, folders, forms, lists, and whiteboards. PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whiteboard

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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 10 Sep. 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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