See clapboard on Wiktionary
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],
"word": "clapstick"
},
{
"topics": [
"film",
"television",
"broadcasting",
"media"
],
"word": "slate"
},
{
"topics": [
"film",
"television",
"broadcasting",
"media"
],
"word": "slate board"
},
{
"topics": [
"film",
"television",
"broadcasting",
"media"
],
"word": "sync slate"
},
{
"topics": [
"film",
"television",
"broadcasting",
"media"
],
"word": "sticks"
},
{
"topics": [
"film",
"television",
"broadcasting",
"media"
],
"word": "board"
},
{
"topics": [
"film",
"television",
"broadcasting",
"media"
],
"word": "marker"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"clapboard"
],
"word": "clapboard"
}
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