scratchpad

scratchpad
a) a pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc
b) (in transaction processing systems) a piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually scratchpad memory

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  • scratchpad — [skrach′pad΄] n. a pad of paper for jotting notes, doing simple calculations, etc. * * * scratch pad n. 1. A pad of paper for preliminary or hasty writing, notes, or sketches. 2. also scratch·pad (skrăchʹpăd ) Computer Science. An internal… …   Universalium

  • scratchpad — [skrach′pad΄] n. a pad of paper for jotting notes, doing simple calculations, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Scratchpad — Ein Scratchpad bezeichnet ein kleines Computerprogramm zum schnellen Schreiben von Notizen, Einfügen von Zeichnungen und sonstigen Informationen, vergleichbar mit einem konventionellen Notizblock. Microsoft bietet im Office Paket Microsoft Office …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • scratchpad — UK [ˈskrætʃˌpæd] / US noun [countable] Word forms scratchpad : singular scratchpad plural scratchpads mainly American a notepad 1) …   English dictionary

  • Scratchpad RAM — Scratchpad memory (SPM), also known as scratchpad, scatchpad RAM or local store in computer terminology, is a high speed internal memory used for temporary storage of calculations, data, and other work in progress. In reference to a… …   Wikipedia

  • scratchpad — scratch|pad [ˈskrætʃpæd] n 1.) AmE several sheets of cheap paper that are joined together into a small book you can write notes in 2.) a small screen on a ↑mobile phone that lets you write short notes and stores them for you …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • scratchpad — scratch|pad [ skrætʃ,pæd ] noun count sheets of paper joined together into a book that you use to make notes on …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scratchpad — n. notepad, small pad of note paper …   English contemporary dictionary

  • scratchpad — noun (C) especially AmE several sheets of cheap paper joined together at the top or side, used for writing notes or lists …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • scratchpad — /ˈskrætʃpæd/ (say skrachpad) noun 1. US a notebook. 2. Computers a high speed temporary storage area in a computer memory …  

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