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whiteboard

noun

  1. surface for nonpermanent markings
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪtbɔːd/ / /ˈwaɪtbɔɹd/

noun

Etymology: From white + board, modelled on blackboard.

  1. A writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent markers and subsequently wiped clean.

    1995, Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu", Wired Magazine Mark Miller gave himself up to Xanadu's pull and rejoined the project full time. The new Xanadu site on Palo Alto's California Avenue was remodeled to resemble the environment at Xerox PARC. The programmers' offices opened onto a large common space, and the walls were covered with white board, which quickly became a tangle of multicolored lines, words, circles, and squiggles.

    Discussion turns to the station whiteboard, which even has its own Twitter page. It's been in place for a number of years and is located right in the middle of the concourse. It's used to provide service information, upcoming alterations and event advice. There is also a 'Chuckle of the Day'.

  2. A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.

verb

Etymology: From white + board, modelled on blackboard.

  1. To use a whiteboard, to write on a writeboard