whiteboard

Meaning

Noun

1. A writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent markers and subsequently wiped clean.
2. (broadly) A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.

Verb

To use a whiteboard, to write on a writeboard

Synonyms

blackboard

board

chalkboard

panel

paperboard

slate

interactive whiteboard

Translations

Whiteboard

Tafel

tableau blanc

lavagna

pizarra

quadro branco

Weißwandtafel

pizarra blanca

Quadro

encerado

لوح المعلومات

beyaz tahta

taula

weiße Tafel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwaɪtbɔːd/

Etymology

From white + board, modelled on blackboard.