keypad
- noun
- /ˈkiːpæd/
- It's the keypad on the right.
- use the keypad
- keypad button
- keypad functions
OK, I have a tip for any of you out there who own an Airbnb, get one of these keypads or just like some way for people to get in without a key.
- OK, I have a tip for any of you out there who own an Airbnb, get one of these keypads or just like some way for people to get in without a key.
- What he could not have known was that the keypad behind the boss's desk guarded the terrible truth that his boss had been keeping from him.
- I've taught him to target keypads.
Examples
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Slowly, she walked to the door, then stopped at the keypad on the wall next to it.
Fiction book (2001) -
This is a mechanical keypad so it comes with it.
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The 18 participants who used the keypad agreed that it was both useful and easy to operate.
Academic text (1997) -
But this was the predecessor to all that, and I believe this was the very first car to feature this keypad entry system.
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At his apartment door, he removed a small keypad and punched in the four-digit code.
Fiction book (1996) -
Lando punched the numbers into the keypad and watched the indicator light flash green.
Fiction book (1991) -
The controller comes with a graphic keypad that leads users through setup and maintenance diagnostics.
Academic text (2009) -
All parameters can be entered through the 26-button keypad or via a PC through the serial port.
Academic text (1994) -
Coldwater tapped a code into a keypad, and the door slid noisily aside.
Fiction book (1994) -
To unlock the safe, she entered the combination on the keypad built into the door.
Antonyms
- Specialized
Something that sends computer information so people can see or hear it, like a screen
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Keypad comes from key, meaning 'a small button or a door key', and pad, meaning 'a small flat surface'. So a keypad is a small flat set of keys you press to enter numbers or commands.