"scratchpad" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scratchpads [plural]
Etymology: scratch + pad. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scratch|pad}} scratch + pad Head templates: {{en-noun}} scratchpad (plural scratchpads)
  1. A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc. Translations (pad of paper): бележник (beležnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bloc de notes [masculine] (Catalan), muistilehtiö (Finnish), bloc-notes [masculine] (French), Notizblock [masculine] (German), Schmierblock [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-scratchpad-en-noun-wCCDwBig Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'pad of paper': 100 0
  2. (computing, in transaction processing systems) A piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually scratchpad memory. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (in computing): bloc-notes [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-scratchpad-en-noun-EX7yAwZj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'in computing': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: pad

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