scratchpad

ˈskræʧpæd

Definition

Definition of scratchpad - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

stationery

Rare

pad of paper for casual or preliminary notes

Rare

She jotted down her ideas on a scratchpad.

notepad

computer memory

TECH.

temporary storage area in a computer's memory

TECH.

The program uses a scratchpad to store intermediate calculations.

buffer

cache

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pad of paper for casual or preliminary notes

Origin of scratchpad

English, scratch (scribble) + pad (notebook)

Examples of scratchpad in a sentence

The detective's scratchpad was filled with clues.
Data is temporarily held in the scratchpad.
The scratchpad is cleared after each operation.

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French:carnet de brouillon, mémoire tampon, ...
German:Notizblock, Zwischenspeicher, ...
Italian:taccuino, memoria temporanea, ...
Spanish:cuaderno de borrador, área de almacenamiento temporal, ...
Portuguese:caderno de rascunho, área de armazenamento temporário, ...
Chinese:便签本, 暂存区, ...
Japanese:メモ帳, スクラッチパッド, ...
Arabic:دَفْتَر مُسَوَّدَات, ذاكرة مؤقتة, ...
Hebrew:דַּפְדֶּפֶת טִיוּטָה, אֵזוֹר טְיוּטָה בַּזִּכָּרוֹן, ...
Russian:блокнот, буфер, ...
Ukrainian:чернетка, тимчасова пам'ять, ...
Hindi:नोटपैड, स्क्रैचपैड, ...
Bengali:খসড়া প্যাড, অস্থায়ী মেমরি, ...
Catalan:bloc de notes, memòria temporal, ...
Czech:poznámkový blok, pracovní paměť, ...
Danish:kladdehæfte, midlertidig hukommelse, ...
Dutch:kladblok, tijdelijke opslag, ...
Greek:σημειωματάριο, προσωρινή μνήμη, ...
Hungarian:jegyzettömb, munkaterület, ...
Khmer:ក្រដាសកត់ត្រាព្រាង, អង្គចងចាំបណ្តោះអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:메모장, 임시 저장소, ...
Persian:دفترچه یادداشت, حافظه موقت, ...
Polish:notatnik, pamięć podręczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):caderno de rascunho, área de armazenamento temporário, ...
Romanian:blocnotes, memorie temporară, ...
Swedish:kladdblock, tillfälligt minnesområde, ...
Thai:สมุดจดบันทึก, หน่วยความจำชั่วคราว, ...
Turkish:karalama defteri, geçici bellek alanı, ...
Vietnamese:sổ tay nháp, bộ nhớ tạm thời, ...

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