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clipboard

n.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈkɫɪpˌbɔɹd// UK //klˈɪpbɔːd// clip·board

n. a small area on your computer screen where you can copy and move text or images. It acts like a temporary holding place for things you want to move to another spot.

n. a temporary storage area in a computer's memory used to hold data that has been cut or copied. It facilitates the transfer of data between different applications or locations within the same application.


SIMPLE

I copied the text to the clipboard so I could paste it later.

CONTEXTUAL

After selecting the paragraph, she right-clicked to copy the text to the clipboard before opening the new document.

COMPLEX

Modern operating systems utilize a sophisticated clipboard manager that allows users to maintain a history of their most recent copied items, significantly improving efficiency during complex data entry tasks.

Origin

From clip + board.

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