Words / B1

KLIPB-ord/ˈklɪpbɔːd/

A clipboard is a small board with a clip at the top for holding papers while you write. A tablet is a screen; a folder holds papers without a writing surface. Lesson observations: a clipboard is not a phone; notes stay on paper.

Meaning

A small board with a clip at the top for holding papers while you write.

Examples

• “A clipboard for the lesson observation is not a phone; notes stay on paper.”
• “A clipboard on the ward round still holds paper notes; it is not the electronic patient record.”

Good to know

a clipboard. Contrast: a tablet / a folder. Observations / NHS. Countable boards. Mix-up: a clipboard on a computer is copy-and-paste, a different tech sense.

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