clapperboards

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A form of clapperboard — A device consisting of a board on which information about a film being recorded is noted, and a hinged piece which is brought down on the board with a clap at the start and end of each take of the film; it is used to synchronize picture and sound during editing.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of clapperboard
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