noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
2. 2
   a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers wordnet
3. 3
   A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

Verb

1. 1
   To attach to a clipboard. transitive

Example

More examples

"Tom entered the conference room, carrying a clipboard."

Etymology

From clip + board.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.