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Noun: scratchpad  'skrach,pad
  1. (computing) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
Noun: scratch pad
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc
    "scratch pad";
    - scratch paper [N. Amer], scribbling block [Brit]

Derived forms: scratchpads, scratch pads

Type of: computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, notepad, storage, store

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