iPad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of iPad
First recorded in 2005–10; i(Pod) ( def. ) + pad 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Mileva discovered that Madelyn used all of her allotted daily half-hour of iPad time to talk to the chatbot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Then the only way she can get to sleep is to watch episodes of Friends on her iPad.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He noted that the $100 price hikes on newer and earlier-generation phones came in below the $150 to $200 increases on iPad and MacBooks instituted this summer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The first: Maybe I don’t need my iPad Mini anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“No. My parents cut me off. I didn't have my phone, my iPad, my computer, my debit card. I didn’t have anything but television.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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