whiteboard

[ hwahyt-bawrd, ‑-bohrd, wahyt‑ ]

noun

1. a smooth, glossy sheet of white plastic that can be written on with a colored pen or marker in the manner of a blackboard.
2. Computers. Also called interactive whiteboard. an interactive display screen that is connected to a computer and allows for viewing, input, and collaboration by multiple users:

   A whiteboard can enhance classroom instruction.

whiteboard

/ ˈwaɪtˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a shiny white surface that can be wiped clean after being used for writing or drawing on, used esp in teaching
2. a large screen used to project computer images to a group of people

Word History and Origins

Origin of whiteboard¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Karl Rove doodled on his stupid whiteboard and talked about what viewers could glean from the numbers they already had.

From Slate

My teacher, a retired Air Force pilot, drew a different airplane on the whiteboard every day.

From Salon

Laundry is draped around the room, hanging off the whiteboard, walls and windows.

From BBC

Before the vice presidential candidate’s appearance, Wallnau explained at length, with a whiteboard, how he was not a dangerous Christian nationalist in the way the secular media implied he was.

From Slate

“We put together a tight-knit team and holed up in an office with a big whiteboard,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times