A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper thatyou need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
2. countable noun
In computing, a clipboard is a file where you can temporarily store text or images from one document until you are ready to use them again.
[computing]
clipboard in British English
(ˈklɪpˌbɔːd)
noun
1.
a portable writing board with a spring clip at the top for holding paper
2.
a temporary storage area in desktop publishing where text or graphics are held after the cut command or the copy command
clipboard in American English
(ˈklɪpˌbɔrd)
US
noun
a portable writing board with a hinged clip at the top to hold papers
Examples of 'clipboard' in a sentence
clipboard
The front door had been kicked in by the pair, one of whom was holding a clipboard.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
One is holding a clipboard.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My son suggested she don a fluorescent yellow jacket and a hard hat, while carrying a clipboard and a portable warning sign.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Outside the very swish restaurant, the maître d' is holding a clipboard.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A twentysomething junior producer came over to me, clipboard in hand, and looked me up and down with obvious disdain.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
clipboard
British English: clipboard NOUN
paper A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around and write on.
American English: clipboard
Brazilian Portuguese: prancheta
Chinese: 带夹子的写字板
European Spanish: carpeta sujetapapeles
French: porte-bloc
German: Klemmbrett
Italian: blocco a molla
Japanese: 紙ばさみ付き筆記板
Korean: > 받침판종이를 끼워 쓸 수 있는
European Portuguese: prancheta
Latin American Spanish: carpeta sujetapapeles
British English: clipboard NOUN
on computer In computing, a clipboard is a file where you can temporarily store text or images from one document until you are ready to use them again.