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mouse pad
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Computers.
a small, typically foam rubber sheet used to provide a stable surface on which a mouse can be moved.
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Also mouse·pad [mous-pad] /ˈmaʊsˌpæd/
Origin of mouse pad
1980–85
Words nearby mouse pad
mouse-ear chickweed, mousefish, mousehole, mousemat, mouseover, mouse pad, mousepox, mouser, mousetail, mousetrap, mouse type
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