clipboard
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clipboard
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From clip + board.
noun clipboards · clip board
- A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
- 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 clipboards · clipboarding · clipboarded
- To attach to a clipboard.
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noun physical object
| Español | portapapeles |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | クリップボード kurippubōdo |
| 中文 | 剪貼板 /剪贴板 jiǎntiēbǎn |
| Português | prancheta |
| Français | planchette à pince |
| Deutsch | Klemmbrett |
| Italiano | portablocco |
| Русский | планше́т с зажи́мом planšét s zažímom, клипборд klipbord, карма́н karmán |
noun in computing: buffer for temporary storage
| Español | portapapeles |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 클립보드 keullipbodeu |
| 日本語 | クリップボード kurippubōdo |
| 中文 | 剪貼板 /剪贴板 jiǎntiēbǎn, 剪貼簿 /剪贴簿 jiǎntiēbù |
| Português | área de transferência |
| Français | presse-papiers |
| Deutsch | Zwischenablage |
| Italiano | appunti |
| Ελληνικά | πρόχειρο prócheiro |
| Русский | бу́фер обме́на búfer obména, карма́н karmán |
| Tiếng Việt | bảng tạm |
| العربية | حَافِظَة ḥāfiẓa |
Talk about this word "clipboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clipboard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clipboard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clipboard "clipboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clipboard.
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@misc{clipboard_2026,
title = {clipboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clipboard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
