touch pad
noun
: a keypad for an electronic device (such as a microwave oven) that consists of a flat surface divided into several differently marked areas which are touched to choose options
Examples of touch pad in a Sentence
Press the start button on the touch pad.
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That hardware lets Glass record its wearer’s conversations and surroundings and store those recordings in the cloud; respond to voice commands, finger taps, and swipes on an earpiece that doubles as a touch pad; and automatically take pictures every 10 seconds.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2012
Their next handheld, the DS, was an experimental clamshell console with dual screens and a touch pad, yet was tasked with somehow recovering the ground lost to Sony while also being a worthy successor to the Game Boy name.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Tech and Infotainment Previous-year models had a touch pad to help navigate through Mercedes’ MBUX infotainment software, but that’s gone away in favor of a slightly grippy surface to put one’s phone.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The steering wheel, with its floating touch pad on either side of the center, feels different in your hand, comfortable and natural.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2012
Their next handheld, the DS, was an experimental clamshell console with dual screens and a touch pad, yet was tasked with somehow recovering the ground lost to Sony while also being a worthy successor to the Game Boy name.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Tech and Infotainment Previous-year models had a touch pad to help navigate through Mercedes’ MBUX infotainment software, but that’s gone away in favor of a slightly grippy surface to put one’s phone.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The steering wheel, with its floating touch pad on either side of the center, feels different in your hand, comfortable and natural.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Touch pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20pad. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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