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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Teams offers all the standard features available in other messaging and meeting products: annotations, a car mode, collaborative whiteboards, and screen sharing. PC Magazine, 17 June 2025 The day prior, during an event briefing, Castro had outlined the race course on a whiteboard, marking dots to chart where buoys would be placed along the lake. Calum Marsh, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025 And also writing with permanent Sharpies on a whiteboard feels wrong. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025 However, the solutions Gailey and his staff drew on those blank whiteboards dramatically improved their efficiency on offense and popularized a concept the NFL hadn’t yet explored: the pistol. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 2 June 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 4 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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