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Noun: scratchpad  'skrach,pad
  1. (computing) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
    "The programmer used the scratchpad to store intermediate results"
Noun: scratch pad
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A pad of paper for quick, informal writing, notes, or sketches
    "scratch pad"; "She always kept a scratch pad on her desk for quick notes";
    - scratch paper [N. Amer], scribbling block [Brit], scribbling pad [Brit]

Derived forms: scratchpads, scratch pads

Type of: memory, notepad, storage, store

Encyclopedia: Scratchpad

Scratch pad