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whiteboard

[ hwahyt-bawrd, ‑-dz, wahyt ]

noun

  1. a smooth, glossy sheet of white plastic that can be written on with a colored pen or marker in the manner of a blackboard.
  2. Computers. Also called interactive whiteboard. an interactive display screen that is connected to a computer and allows for viewing, input, and collaboration by multiple users:

    A whiteboard can enhance classroom instruction.



whiteboard

/ ˈɲɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a shiny white surface that can be wiped clean after being used for writing or drawing on, used esp in teaching
  2. a large screen used to project computer images to a group of people
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of whiteboard1

First recorded in 1980–85
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He confidently illustrates what he’s deduced by drawing a grid on a whiteboard and yammering as his suspects and colleagues watch, slack-jawed.

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Behind Crockett, a whiteboard leans on the studio wall scrawled with the titles of 28 songs he’s recording for his next record — Vol.

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Porter’s national prominence grew when, during congressional hearings, she grilled Trump administration officials and corporate chieftains using her whiteboard to make esoteric policy understandable.

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Eric Musselman marched into the visiting locker room at Pauley Pavilion, smoldering with each step, and went straight to the whiteboard.

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On a massive whiteboard in the wardrobe department is a grid listing the sketches for the week and who’s starring in them.

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