whiteboard
UK/ˈwaɪtbɔːd//ˈwaɪtbɔɹd/
whiteboard noun: a writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent markers and subsequently wiped clean.
Noun
whiteboard (plural whiteboards)
- A writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent markers and subsequently wiped clean.
- 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...1995, Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu", Wired Magazine
- 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'.2020 December 30, Richard Clinnick, “Greater Anglia strikes again...”, in Rail, page 43
- A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.
Verb
whiteboard (third-person singular simple present whiteboards, present participle whiteboarding, simple past and past participle whiteboarded)
- To use a whiteboard, to write on a writeboard
whiteboard meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic
whiteboard in Hindi
- large vertical writing area
- व्हाइटबोर्ड vhāiṭborḍ, वाइटबोर्ड vāiṭborḍ
whiteboard in Urdu
- large vertical writing area
- وائِٹ بورْڈ vāiṭ borḍ, تَخْتَۂ سَفید
whiteboard in Bengali
- large vertical writing area
- হোয়াইট বোর্ড hōẇaiṭ bōrḍo
whiteboard in Arabic
- large vertical writing area
- سَبُورَة بَيْضَاء sabūra bayḍāʔ
More languagesFewer languages
- whiteboard in Malay
- papan putih
- whiteboard in Thai
- ไวท์บอร์ด, กระดานขาว grà-daan-kǎao
- whiteboard in Vietnamese
- bảng trắng
Forms of whiteboard
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | whiteboards |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | whiteboards |
| present participle | whiteboarding |
| past participle | whiteboarded |
| past | whiteboarded |
Origin of whiteboard
From white + board, modelled on blackboard.
Words formed from whiteboard
- e-whiteboard
- interactive whiteboard
- whiteboard marker
- whiteboard pen
Questions about whiteboard
- What does whiteboard mean?
- Whiteboard means a writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent markers and subsequently wiped clean.
- What is whiteboard in Hindi?
- Whiteboard in Hindi is व्हाइटबोर्ड (vhāiṭborḍ), वाइटबोर्ड (vāiṭborḍ). See Whiteboard meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is whiteboard?
- Whiteboard can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce whiteboard?
- Whiteboard is pronounced /ˈwaɪtbɔːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of whiteboard?
- The plural of whiteboard is whiteboards.
Words near whiteboard in the dictionary
Source and license
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