Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small writing board with a spring clip at the top for holding papers or a writing pad.
- n. Computer Science A file or an area in memory where cut or copied text and graphics can be temporarily stored before being moved to another location.
Wiktionary
- n. A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
- n. computing 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.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a small writing board with a clip attached at the top for holding papers.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers
Etymologies
- clip + board (Wiktionary)
Examples
“MsgBox, 36, Title, Your clipboard currently contains "% clipboard%.”
“; (Likely sets a variable equal to clipboard, I'm surprised it doesn't result in an error) \% A_LoopFileName\% = \% clipboard\%”
“; For example, if clipboard contained "the" it would compare \% the\% with A. png if \% clipboard\% = A. png gosub, Alabel”
“ClipSaved: = ClipboardAll; assign contents of clipboard to variable ClipSaved clipboard = ` [teststring `] ` [url ` = \% clipboard\% `]”
“WinWaitActive, 111.222.333.44: 00 - Tera Term VT, clipboard = % clipboard%”
“FileRead, filecont, \% theFile\% clipboard = \% clipboard\% \% filecont\%”
“MsgBox, The user pressed cancel. return fileread, clipboard, \% files\% if errorlevel 0 msgbox, error level 0 else if errorlevel 1 msgbox, error level 1 msgbox, \% clipboard\%”
“StringReplace, outB, test, ă, a clipboard = \% g\% msgbox \% clipboard\%”
“clipboard = %clipboard% ; Convert the cliboard contents to plain text.”
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“#s:: gosub, FromWord clipboard = \ "\% clipboard\%\" command = javascript: document. forms [0]. elements [1]. value = "\% Clipboard\%"; document. forms [0]. submit ();”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘clipboard’.
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WF - nominal compounds (concrete)
foodstuff, banknote, crankshaft, earphone, fibreboard, fishplate, forklift, glassware, guardrail, handicraft, headband, kitchenware and 181 more...
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Computers changed everything
Words that were well established before they gained special use in computing systems.
server, protocol, interface, bug, spam, virus, mouse, program, hack, chip, drive, window and 61 more...
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boards
dashboard, buckboard, aboveboard, across-the-board, backboard, cupboard, overboard, washboard, sideboard, storyboard, keyboard, room and board and 79 more...
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Words I have to learn
exasperate, felony, weld, fraud, worksheet, ransom, rehearse, preliminary, offshore, parole, infamous, sieve and 436 more...
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Mundane
Everyday items not previously listed, most of them in sight as I type.
clipboard, lunchbag, letter opener, plastic ruler, photocopies, file cabinet, rolling chair, turkey sandwich, fluorescent light, trash can, recycling bin, light switch and 29 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for clipboard.
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