scratchpad
Rough notes booklet
A scratchpad is a pad of paper for casual notes, rough calculations, or temporary jottings—things not meant to be kept.
The term extends to any space for provisional work: a scratchpad in software holds data temporarily during processing, and a mental scratchpad is where you hold information while thinking through a problem.
Writing briefly
- scribbleWrite without care
- doodleMindless rough sketch
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- noteShort written record
scrawl · draft · outline · memo · reminder · notation · brainstorm · list
Bound sheets for writing
- jotterSmall notebook for notes
- post-itAdhesive paper memo
- clipboardRigid paper-holding surface
- paperPressed pulp for writing
pencil · spiral-bound · loose-leaf · workbook · sticky-note · bulletin
jotting
Writing briefly
note · scrawl · draft · outline · memo · reminder · notation · brainstorm · list · ideas
notepad
Bound sheets for writing
paper · pencil · spiral-bound · loose-leaf · workbook · sticky-note · bulletin
buffer
Protective intermediate space
sandbox · clipboard · register · swap · volatile · debugging · testing · prototype · staging · dump
scratchpadofficial record
Authorized documented account
master copy · ledger · certificate · deed · charter
scratchpadclean copy
Corrected final draft
fair copy · presentation · finished product · publication · white paper
scratchpadofficial record
Authorized documented account
official document · white paper · legal document · certified copy · press release
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