whiteboard

noun

white·​board ˈ(h)wīt-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce whiteboard (audio)
: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers

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Students also are empowered to make their own decisions, from which marker their teacher will use on the whiteboard to new menu suggestions. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 July 2025 Within my organization, tools such as interactive virtual whiteboards, comprehensive project management software and video conferencing platforms have dramatically improved collaboration and productivity. Dmitriy Schwarzburg, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 Imagine you are sat in that same room with the whiteboard, and mentally cross off those targets that are no longer acquirable — and read on below. Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt has a list written on a whiteboard in his room. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for whiteboard

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First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of whiteboard was in 1951

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“Whiteboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiteboard. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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whiteboard

noun
white·​board ˈhwīt-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce whiteboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd,
ˈwīt-
: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers
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