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 can’t remember which season where you read your reviews and throw the iPad overboard, but it lives in my mind rent-free.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Intel’s opportunity with Apple may involve chips for lower-volume products like Mac and iPad, not the high-volume iPhone A-series.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

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

He pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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