scratchpad

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noun

A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.

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Meanings

nounscratchpad (plural scratchpads)

plural scratchpads

  1. A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.
  2. computingA piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually scratchpad memory.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
pad

Origin

From scratch + pad.

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Translations

Bulgarian бележник
  • бележник (beležnik)pad of paper
Catalan bloc de notes
  • bloc de notespad of paper
Finnish muistilehtiö
  • muistilehtiöpad of paper
French bloc-notes, bloc-notes
  • bloc-notespad of paper
  • bloc-notesin computing
German Notizblock, Schmierblock
  • Notizblockpad of paper
  • Schmierblockpad of paper
Polish notatnik, brudnopis
  • notatnikpad of paper
  • brudnopispad of paper
  • pamięć notatnikowain computing
Cite this entry
APA

scratchpad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratchpad

MLA

“scratchpad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratchpad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scratchpad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratchpad.

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