Flipcard

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of flashcard (“card to aid memorization, with a cue on one side and a response on the other”).

    "Computer animation is achieved by using a flipcard analogy. Children's game cards often have pictures on the back. These cards are numbered, and the pictures on adjacent cards vary slightly from each other."

  2. 2
    Synonym of cue card.

Example

More examples

"Computer animation is achieved by using a flipcard analogy. Children's game cards often have pictures on the back. These cards are numbered, and the pictures on adjacent cards vary slightly from each other."

Etymology

From flip + card. Piecewise doublet of flip chart.

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