clipboard

Portable writing surface

A clipboard is a rigid board with a spring clip at the top for holding papers in place while writing.

The design lets you write without a desk.

In computing, a clipboard is temporary storage for cut or copied data—text, images, files—waiting to be pasted elsewhere: Copy the link to your clipboard.

She walked through the store with a clipboard, taking inventory.

office

desk

Furniture for writing

memos · reports · notepad · pen · pencil · folder · binder · stapler · filing · secretary

digital

copy

Identical reproduction made

  • pasteThick sticky substance
  • cutSeverance or reduction
  • bufferProtective intermediate space

cache · selection · snippet · drag · drop · screenshot · capture · text · data · storage

medical

chart

Data shown visually

nurse · doctor · examination · diagnosis · checklist · intake · triage · ward · bedside · prescription

survey

questionnaire

Formal inquiry form

census · inspection · audit · assessment · evaluation · tally · responses · canvassing · door-to-door · sampling

physical

hardboard

Compressed wood fiber sheet

folding · aluminum · plastic · wooden

sports

coach

One who instructs

stats · sideline · timeout · substitution · formation · strategy · halftime · scoreboard · referee · captain

Categories
Opposites
paper organization method

clipboardbinder

Device securing loose pages

three-ring binder · ring binder · filing cabinet · archive · loose papers

DATA STORAGE PERMANENCE (computing)

clipboardhard drive

Computer's internal storage device

archive · database · cloud storage · disk · memory card

Family

clipboards

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G