writing pad
- noun
- /ˈraɪtɪŋ pæd/
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tableta de escritura
- For the lecture, he preferred a portable writing pad that saved notes directly to the cloud.
Examples
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Many designers now carry writing pads instead of paper notebooks for quick sketching and annotations.
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She used a digital writing pad on her tablet to sketch ideas during the meeting.
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She bought a new writing pad for her classes.
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My writing pad helps me stay organized.
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She used a digital writing pad on her tablet to sketch ideas during the meeting.
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For the lecture, he preferred a portable writing pad that saved notes directly to the cloud.
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Many designers now carry writing pads instead of paper notebooks for quick sketching and annotations.
How Portable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The basic sense 'a pad for writing' is directly and transparently composed from 'writing' (producing written texts) + 'pad' (a pad of sheets), so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it is something used for writing. The specific modern extension to an electronic device or app is a pragmatic, technological extension of the compositional meaning and may require extra world knowledge, but the core meaning remains fully derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Writing pad in its electronic sense comes from thinking of a tablet or app as a paper pad for writing. You use a pen on the screen and it saves your notes, so it means 'an electronic device or app that accepts handwritten input'.