Meanings
plural flipcards
- Synonym of flashcard (“card to aid memorization, with a cue on one side and a response on the other”).
You may even want to give thought to a flipcard that can provide the names and numbers of the players, updated statistics and perhaps a feature that can be changed for each game.
1987, Thomas M. Kinder, Organizational Management Administration for Athletic Programs, page 761 more example
Computer animation is achieved by using a flipcard analogy. Children's game cards often have pictures on the back. These cards are numbered, and the pictures on adjacent cards vary slightly from each other.
2017, Charles W. Kann, Creating Components, page 96Synonyms: flashcard
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of flashcard (“card to aid memorization, with a cue on one side and a response on the other”).
nounSynonym of cue card.
Origin
From flip + card. Piecewise doublet of flip chart.
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