iPad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of iPad
First recorded in 2005–10; i(Pod) ( def. ) + pad 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In the British Basketball League of the late 1990s, scouting rival teams wasn’t as simple as pulling up game film on an iPad.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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
“The iPad is on the dining room table. Feel free. But could you take CPU with you? Opening boxes makes her thirsty.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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