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Definition of Scratchpad
1. Noun. (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information.
Generic synonyms: Computer Memory, Computer Storage, Memory, Memory Board, Storage, Store
Definition of Scratchpad
1. Noun. a pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc ¹
2. Noun. (computing) (''in transaction processing systems'') a piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually ''scratchpad memory'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scratchpad
Literary usage of Scratchpad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Teaching the Common Branches: A Textbook for Teachers of Rural and Graded by Werrett Wallace Charters (1917)
"There may be two standards — the scratchpad standard and the polite standard.
A pupil should not be judged severely on the appearance of his writing when it ..."
2. The Heart of Japan: Glimpses of Life and Nature Far from the Travellers by Clarence Ludlow Brownell (1903)
"They pushed the bottle and a scratchpad towards you, and someone signed. The chit
then went to some hotel. When a few months later you wished to pay, ..."
3. The States of the River Plate by Wilfrid Latham (1868)
"... besides the products of raids, the hides of cattle lavishly killed for the
ostensible purpose of maintaining these 'scratchpad«' of gaucho soldiery. ..."
4. Solutions for Secretaries of Small NPO's by Gene L. Warner (2007)
"Click Print This Record to provide a scratchpad notation of this individuals
contact information. A print preview sheet will appear. ..."
5. Now Is Too Late 2: Survival in an Era of Instant News by Gerald R. Baron (2006)
"4) "scratchpad" METHOD OF DATABASE DEVELOPMENT In an event of significant public
interest, a large number of people are going to want, and expect, ..."
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