scratch pad

noun

Definition of scratch padnext
as in tablet

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Recent Examples of scratch pad Critically, the output of the block is fed back into the block without its output being written to a scratch pad each time. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Naive context-sharing patterns, global caches, aggressive compaction and broadcast scratch pads often make this worse, not better. — Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 The intuition behind chatbot reasoning is to have AI models work out a solution step-by-step, using a scratch pad of sorts, and then evaluate steps along the way to change course or start over as needed—very much like the two-step approach used by AlphaGo. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026 Quick Notes, for example, is your new digital scratch pad for jotting down notes. — Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 30 Sep. 2025 Blue Jackets fans have had two choices over the past couple of weeks … twiddle their thumbs or get out a scratch pad and start doodling lines and pairs with an eye toward the start of the 2024-25 season. — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 July 2024 The desktop scratch pad has a laundry list of ideas to try in the coming months in my continuing effort to examine sports from different perspectives. — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 3 May 2023 Part scratching post, part toy, this round and standalone scratch pad features an insert for the cardboard scratchpads, which are easy to replace. — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023 To get to 90 percent utilization, IBM had to design the scratch pad with a huge read/write bandwidth, 192 gigabytes per second. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch pad
  1. tablet
  2. pad
  3. album
  4. notebook
  5. notepad
Noun
  • Ten simultaneous connections cover Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Google Chrome, so phones, laptops, and tablets stay protected under one account.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Research in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS) indicates blink rates can drop by around 50% during phone, tablet and computer use.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of tablet
Noun
  • Not all of those flights will originate from Starbase, which hosts two orbital pads.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • That same dock features Vortex Wash, which automatically cleans the robot’s dirty wiping pads in about a minute.
    — Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pad
Noun
  • His latest album attempts to reconcile a life of precarity with the spiritual rewards of finding one’s voice.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The vinyl edition — which will come on heavyweight red vinyl — will feature all five Loose Lips songs on LP, alongside the original Foreign Tongues album.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of album
Noun
  • Dorn pointed out that timber companies buy less mature trees for pulpwood, which goes into paper towels or notebook paper, and those trees can take 12-14 years to mature.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
  • This contract then frees me, within the pages of the notebook, to do anything—to write or draw, or paint, to whine and complain, to plot and scheme—to fail or succeed without fear.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of notebook
Noun
  • The picture painted from the interview subjects, who occasionally draw sketches of weapons-screen interfaces on notepads, is of a computerized tracking-and-killing apparatus, culled from the surveillance Israel keeps of nearly every phone in Gaza.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • There are staples—a notepad (N), a bag of rice (R), and a roll of Tape (T)—alongside a collectible Bearbrick (B) and charm jewelry (J) made with Eyefunny.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of notepad

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“Scratch pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20pad. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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