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clipboard

/ˈklɪpbɔːd/noun

उच्चारण क्लिप्बॉर्ड

क्लिपबोर्ड, कागज़ दबाने वाली तख़्ती

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a small board with a clip at the top for holding papers, used by somebody who wants to write while standing or moving around

    क्लिपबोर्ड, कागज़ दबाने वाली तख़्ती

    • The invigilator walked round the hall with a clipboard.
    • Radhika noted the scores on her clipboard.
    • The inspector ticked each item on his clipboard.
    + 2 more examples
    • Volunteers carrying clipboards asked people to sign the petition.
    • The coach held a clipboard with the team list.
  2. 2

    [C] computing

    a place where information from a computer file is stored for a time until it is added to another file

    (कंप्यूटर में) क्लिपबोर्ड

    • The text is copied to the clipboard and can then be pasted.
    • Copy the address to the clipboard and paste it into the email.
    • Press Ctrl+C to copy the link to the clipboard.
    + 2 more examples
    • What is on the clipboard now will be lost when you copy something else.
    • You can paste the saved text from the clipboard into any document.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

on a clipboard

Used for the physical board; the preposition 'on' is common.

भौतिक बोर्ड के लिए प्रयुक्त; यहाँ 'on' आम है।

  • The inspector wrote the marks on a clipboard.
  • The nurse hung the chart on the clipboard.

copy/paste + to/from the clipboard

In computing, text that you copy waits on the clipboard until you paste it.

Computing में कॉपी किया गया text paste करने तक clipboard में रहता है।

  • Copy the link to the clipboard and send it to your friend.
  • The password is still stored on the clipboard.

clipboard + noun

Used before a noun to show a role, tool or manager.

Noun से पहले आकर किसी भूमिका, साधन या manager को बताता है।

  • A clipboard manager can save your past copies.

countable noun

The physical board is countable; the computer clipboard is usually used with 'the'.

भौतिक बोर्ड countable है; computer वाला clipboard सामान्यतः 'the' के साथ आता है।

  • Each volunteer carried a clipboard to record names.
  • The clipboard on her laptop held the last sentence she had copied.
+Collocations 5

verb + clipboard

holdcarryclearcopy topaste from

  • She carried a clipboard through the exam hall to check attendance.

clipboard + noun

managerhistorycontenticondata

  • Open the clipboard history to find the sentence you copied earlier.

adjective + clipboard

woodenplasticmetalvirtualempty

  • The empty clipboard on the desk was waiting for the new papers.

on/to/from the clipboard

savestoresendretrievetransfer

  • The software stores the last five items on the clipboard.

clipboard + preposition

on the clipboardfrom the clipboardto the clipboardin the clipboard historyoff the clipboard

  • The photo is still on the clipboard if you want to paste it again.
“More examples 6
  • The survey volunteer stopped passers-by with a clipboard in hand.

सर्वे का स्वयंसेवक हाथ में clipboard लिए राहगीरों को रोक रहा था।

  • I copied the paragraph to the clipboard and pasted it into my notes.

मैंने अनुच्छेद को clipboard में कॉपी करके अपने नोट्स में paste कर दिया।

  • The coach wrote the new batting order on his clipboard.

कोच ने अपने clipboard पर नया बैटिंग क्रम लिख दिया।

  • My phone shows a message when an app reads the clipboard.

जब कोई app clipboard पढ़ता है तो मेरा फ़ोन संदेश दिखाता है।

  • The doctor looked at the clipboard at the end of the bed.

डॉक्टर ने बिस्तर के सिरे पर लगे clipboard को देखा।

  • The invigilator clipped the seating plan to his clipboard and began the roll call.

निरीक्षक ने बैठक-योजना को अपने clipboard में लगाया और उपस्थिति बोलनी शुरू की।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ I copied the text in the clipboard.

✓ I copied the text to the clipboard.

Use copy to the clipboard, because the text moves to it.

टेक्स्ट clipboard में जाता है, इसलिए 'copy to the clipboard' लिखें।