touchpad
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈtʌtʃpæd/
- Specialized
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touchpad
- The laptop's touchpad allows users to navigate the screen with a simple swipe of their finger.
- multitouch touchpad
- laptop touchpad
- touchpad control
Yep, you are using say a mouse or a touchpad.
- Yep, you are using say a mouse or a touchpad.
- Hey, there's a little light in the touchpad.
- You can interact with it with your voice by just using this touchpad here and touching it and going what time is it?
- I sit down on a couch where I want to use an Apple Wireless keyboard and the Apple Wireless touchpad.
- Beautiful big touchpad touchpad also has the same thing nice big.
Examples
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And did anyone make any tweaks to the touchpad to make that work better?
Blog text (23) -
The NEMA 4 rated panel has a built-in mouse touchpad for cursor control.
Academic text (1995) -
You have your selection for touchpad settings.
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So this guy has a keyboard and a touchpad built into it.
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The data were recorded by an analyst using a touchpad.
Academic text (1993) -
And you have the touchpad here, which is also clickable.
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There is even a touchpad so you don't have to type anything.
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As the analyst observed the performance on videotape, specific game events were entered using the touchpad.
Academic text (1993) -
Note that even the keyboard and touchpad are nearly complete clones of Apple's offerings.
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OK, it doesn't have a touch screen; it has a multi-touch touchpad, and it does have a keyboard.
Blog text (4)
Synonyms
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1.8
A small device you hold and move to control the pointer on a computer screen
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3.7
A flat touch surface on a laptop or tablet used to move the cursor
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1.1
A small device you move by hand to control the pointer on a computer screen
How Precise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Touchpad combines the common words touch and pad: a 'pad' is a small 'flat surface' you touch with your fingers to move the pointer on a computer. So the name simply describes the device—a flat area you touch to control the cursor.