scratch pad

Definition of scratch padnext

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Recent Examples of scratch pad Naive context-sharing patterns, global caches, aggressive compaction and broadcast scratch pads often make this worse, not better. Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 The intuition behind chatbot reasoning is to have AI models work out a solution step-by-step, using a scratch pad of sorts, and then evaluate steps along the way to change course or start over as needed—very much like the two-step approach used by AlphaGo. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026 Quick Notes, for example, is your new digital scratch pad for jotting down notes. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 30 Sep. 2025 Blue Jackets fans have had two choices over the past couple of weeks … twiddle their thumbs or get out a scratch pad and start doodling lines and pairs with an eye toward the start of the 2024-25 season. Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 July 2024 The desktop scratch pad has a laundry list of ideas to try in the coming months in my continuing effort to examine sports from different perspectives. Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 3 May 2023 Part scratching post, part toy, this round and standalone scratch pad features an insert for the cardboard scratchpads, which are easy to replace. Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023 To get to 90 percent utilization, IBM had to design the scratch pad with a huge read/write bandwidth, 192 gigabytes per second. IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch pad
Noun
  • Or, grab a silicone bottle boot to keep your Freesip from tipping over or sliding off the counter, or some cleaning tablets to keep your bottle in tip-top shape.
    Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • First party data shows that Season 8 saw nearly 30% of engagement coming from phones and tablets — one of Peacock’s biggest mobile audiences ever for an entertainment series, the company says.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the weeks since, crews have been building a sprawling helicopter landing pad, meaning even more grass has been removed from the lawn.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The explosion — which destroyed the rocket and some key pieces of pad infrastructure — occurred on May 28 during a routine engine test at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Manilow released his 33rd studio album, What A Time, on June 5.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even as the album leans into his softer sound, Shimmy does not plan to abandon the murkier street records that first built his following.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Like Frodo’s gold ring or Prince Amerigo’s golden bowl, the golden notebook is an impossibility.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Reiss opened a ledger, which was just a notebook page listing items beside tally marks.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Bessent’s commitment to shoring up the yen was clearly shown when Reuters published a photograph of a notepad in front of him at a cabinet meeting in Camp David on Friday.
    Shintaro Inkyo, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • During his first few practices after coming to Notre Dame in 2024, Landow walked between the players, trailed by an assistant with a notepad, taking notes about who could stretch and who needed help.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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“Scratch pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20pad. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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