datapad

da·ta·pad
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/ˈdeɪ̯.tə.pæd//ˈdæt.ə-//ˈdɑː.tə-/

noun

A small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data.

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paddtabletpadiPadslate
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Meanings

noundatapad (plural datapads)

plural datapads · alternative data-pad · alternative data pad

  1. literatureA small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data.

    She produced a small datapad, tapped out a rapid sequence on the keys, and shoved it in front of Ma’adrys. “Does it look like this?” ¶ Ma’adrys drew back from the datapad until Geordi leaned over her shoulder to whisper a few words of reassurance.

    1997, Esther [Mona] Friesner[-Stutzman], chapter 5, in To Storm Heaven (Star Trek: The Next Generation; 46), published 1997, →ISBN, page 78

    Synonyms: padd, PADD

  2. businessA tablet computer, a personal mobile device.

    Synonyms: tablet, pad, iPad, slate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data.

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paddPADD

nounA tablet computer, a personal mobile device.

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tabletpadiPadslate

Origin

From data + pad.

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Cite this entry
APA

datapad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datapad

MLA

“datapad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datapad. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “datapad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datapad.

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