clipboard

[ klip-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈklɪpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

a small board having at the top a clip for holding papers and serving as a portable writing surface.

Origin of clipboard

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; clip² + board

I had a clipboard with a yellow piece of paper on it and a pencil over my ear.

The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou |John Ed Bradley |April 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I give him my name, and he flips through the paper on his clipboard.

The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires |Jeff Campagna |February 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Behind the gate is Gustavo, wearing a tuxedo and holding a clipboard.

The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires |Jeff Campagna |February 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He carried a clipboard for signature-gathering, featuring his Fifth Avenue address.

Eliot Spitzer Mobbed by Press, Heckled at First Campaign Stop |David Freedlander |July 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Then, inevitably, comes a man with a clipboard telling me sorry, can't park there.

Good Morning from Dallas |Michael Tomasky |April 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It appears to be there is a picture of some man on the clipboard.

Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I believe that someone from a government agency either got the clipboard or looked at it.

Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
What did you do with the clipboard and the order blanks that were on there?

Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
There were how many unfilled orders on that clipboard when it was found?

Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Is there someone here, the staff or Mr. Truly, who knows approximately when the clipboard was found?

Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

clipboard

/ (ˈklɪpˌbɔːd) /

a portable writing board with a spring clip at the top for holding paper

a temporary storage area in desktop publishing where text or graphics are held after the cut command or the copy command