touchpad

touch·pad

or touch pad  (tŭch′păd′)

n.

A pointing device consisting of a soft pad sensitized to finger movement or pressure and used especially on laptop computers as an alternative to a mouse.

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touchpad

(ˈtʌtʃˌpæd)

n

(Computer Science) computing (esp on laptop computers) a small flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used to control an on-screen cursor

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touch•pad

(ˈtʌtʃˌpæd)
n.

a computer input device for controlling the pointer on a display screen by sliding the finger along a special surface: used chiefly in notebook computers.

[1990–95]

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Translations

pavé tactile

touchpad

[ˈtʌtʃpæd] n (COMPUTING) → touchpad mtouch paper touchpaper [ˈtʌtʃpeɪpə^r] n (British) to light the touch paper, to light the blue touch paper → mettre le feu aux poudrestouch screen n → écran m tactiletouch-sensitive [ˌtʌtʃˈsɛnsɪtɪv] adj [screen] → tactile; [keypad] → à effleurement

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