scoreboard

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noun

a large, usually rectangular board in a ballpark, sports arena, or the like, that shows the score of a contest and often other relevant facts and figures, as the count of balls and strikes on a baseball batter.

scoreboard

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noun

sport a board for displaying the score of a game or match

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scoreboard¹

First recorded in 1820–30; score + board

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The power cut meant the electronic line-calling system - which has replaced line judges - and scoreboards stopped working.

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"It's not about the scoreboard it's about our individual targets."

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The most popular scoreline selected for each Premier League game is used in the scoreboards and tables at the bottom of this page.

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Moved to tears by a two-minute montage that played on the video scoreboard at American Airlines Center on Wednesday night, Doncic later recalled thinking, “There’s no way I’m playing this game.”

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They weren’t in any of the scoreboard highlight reels honoring last year’s team.

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