clapperboard

See also: clapper board

English

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Etymology

From clapper +‎ board.

Noun

clapperboard (plural clapperboards)

  1. (film) 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.
    Synonyms: board, clapboard, clapstick, marker, slate, slate board, sticks, sync slate

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Verb

clapperboard (third-person singular simple present clapperboards, present participle clapperboarding, simple past and past participle clapperboarded)

  1. To use a clapperboard, especially to clap it to start a film take.
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