iPad

American

[ahy-pad] / ˈaɪˌpæd /

Digital Technology. Trademark.

a brand of tablet computer.

iPad British

/ ˈaɪˌpæd /

noun

a small portable computer activitated by touching the screen

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Etymology

Origin of iPad

First recorded in 2005–10; i(Pod) ( def. ) + pad ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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I spent the next morning with his iPad reading through text chains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

One month into the UK's Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, Coleman, then 15, saved a document to his iPad.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The brand's hit products -- the Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad -- command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976 in Jobs's garage in Cupertino, California.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

In Ben Warren’s science class, nearly all educational content has been on the iPad: instead of live science experiments, the teacher showed a YouTube video.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

I pause and rewind to the beginning, turning the iPad to myself The intro blares out again, a mix of drumming and a man’s deep voice saying something in Arabic.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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