# clipboard

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,182

## Definitions
1. A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
2. A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

## Etymology
From clip + board.

## Easily confused with
- **cupboard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clipboard-vs-cupboard)

## Common misspellings (14)
`cclipboard`, `cilpboard`, `clibpoard`, `clipbaord`, `clipbboard`, `clipboadr`, `clipboardd`, `clipboarrd`, `clipborad`, `clipobard`, `clippboard`, `cllipboard`, `clpiboard`, `lcipboard`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clipboard