keypad

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/ˈkiːpæd/

noun

A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.

“Many laptop computers have special function keys which turn part of the alphabetical keyboard into a numeric keypad.”

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computer keyboard
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Meanings

nounkeypad (plural keypads)

plural keypads · alternative rare key pad · alternative rare key-pad

  1. A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.

    Many laptop computers have special function keys which turn part of the alphabetical keyboard into a numeric keypad.

    1 more example

    He pulled a picture frame to one side, revealing a safe behind. Chang pressed four buttons on the keypad… …and the safe door whirred open.

    2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard

Similar
computer keyboard
Broader
keyboarddata input deviceinput device

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From key + pad.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鍵盤 /键盘
  • 鍵盤 /键盘 (jiànpán)small board with keys
Finnish näppäimistö
  • näppäimistösmall board with keys
German Tastenfeld
  • Tastenfeldsmall board with keys
Greek πληκτρολογίδιο
  • πληκτρολογίδιο (pliktrologídio)small board with keys
Hebrew לוח מקשים
  • לוח מקשים (lúakh m'kashím)small board with keys
Irish eochaircheap
  • eochaircheapsmall board with keys
Italian tastierina
  • tastierinasmall board with keys
Japanese キーパッド
  • キーパッド (kīpaddo)small board with keys
Korean 키패드
  • 키패드 (kipaedeu)small board with keys
Portuguese teclado numérico
  • teclado numéricosmall board with keys
Russian цифрово́й блок, цифрова́я клавиату́ра
  • цифрово́й блок (cifrovój blok)small board with keys
  • цифрова́я клавиату́ра (cifrovája klaviatúra)small board with keys
Spanish teclado numérico
  • teclado numéricosmall board with keys
Swedish knappsats
  • knappsatssmall board with keys
Turkish tuş takımı
  • tuş takımısmall board with keys
Welsh allweddbad
  • allweddbadsmall board with keys
Cite this entry
APA

keypad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keypad

MLA

“keypad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keypad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keypad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keypad.

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