touchpad
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of touchpad
First recorded in 1990–95; touch ( def. ) + pad 1 ( def. )
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Rings: When you wear the upcoming Sandbar Stream, which I tried out, you raise your hand to your mouth and tap the ring’s touchpad to talk to the AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
So close was the margin, Richards said he felt as though he had touched first but not applied enough pressure to the finishing touchpad for it to register initially.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2024
This feature-rich system can be operated via a touchscreen, natural voice commands or touchpad controls.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
She chided the government over the dolphin touchpad and the pig video game, which she dubbed “Swinecraft” after the popular game Minecraft.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
He raked his finger down the touchpad, scrolling through the rest of the letter—page after page of more gibberish.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A trainer said there was a problem with a speaker on a starting block, but a swimmer attributed the pause to touchpads not working.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
The Getty has installed touchpads adjacent to each display of groups of them, which lets a viewer examine the object in closeup and access more information.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2022
We saw the usual spec upgrades: better chips, smaller bezels, better battery life, bigger touchpads, etc.
From The Verge ● Jan. 13, 2022
The discrete clickers found on many ThinkPad touchpads are gone.
From The Verge ● Jan. 4, 2022
Think about building a swimming pool, setting the tile, then the electronic touchpads on top of those.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2021
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