clapperboard
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clapperboard
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From clapper + board.
noun clapperboards · clapper board
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A device consisting of a board on which information about a film being recorded is noted, and a hinged piece which is brought down on the board with a clap at the start and end of each take of the film; it is used to synchronize picture and sound during editing.
Similar: board, clapboard, clapstick, marker, slate, slate board, sticks, sync slate
verb clapperboards · clapperboarding · clapperboarded · clapper board
- To use a clapperboard, especially to clap it to start a film take.
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Talk about this word "clapperboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clapperboard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clapperboard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clapperboard "clapperboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clapperboard.Cite this
@misc{clapperboard_2026,
title = {clapperboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clapperboard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
