touchpad

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US/ˈtʌt͡ʃˌpæd/

noun

A flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor.

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trackpad
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Meanings

nountouchpad (plural touchpads)

plural touchpads

  1. computingA flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor.

    Synonyms: trackpad

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor.

Similar
trackpad

Origin

From touch + pad.

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Translations

Catalan ratolí tàctil
  • ratolí tàctilflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Chinese Cantonese 觸控板 /触控板
  • 觸控板 /触控板 (zuk¹ hung³ baan²)flat surface which is sensitive to touch
Chinese Mandarin 觸摸板 /触摸板, 觸控板 /触控板
  • 觸摸板 /触摸板 (chùmōbǎn)flat surface which is sensitive to touch
  • 觸控板 /触控板 (chùkòngbǎn)flat surface which is sensitive to touch
Esperanto tuŝplato
  • tuŝplatoflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Finnish kosketuslevy
  • kosketuslevyflat surface which is sensitive to touch
French pavé tactile, touchpad
  • pavé tactileflat surface which is sensitive to touch
  • touchpadflat surface which is sensitive to touch
German Touchpad, Tastfeld
  • Touchpadflat surface which is sensitive to touch
  • Tastfeldflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Hungarian tapipad, érintőpad
  • tapipadflat surface which is sensitive to touch
  • érintőpadflat surface which is sensitive to touch
  • érintőtáblaflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Indonesian bantalan sentuh
  • bantalan sentuhflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Japanese タッチパッド
  • タッチパッド (tatchipaddo)flat surface which is sensitive to touch
Korean 터치패드
  • 터치패드 (teochipaedeu)flat surface which is sensitive to touch
Persian لمسلان
  • لمسلانflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Polish touchpad
  • touchpadflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Portuguese touchpad, painel tátil
  • touchpadflat surface which is sensitive to touch
  • painel tátilflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Russian тачпа́д, се́нсорная пане́ль
  • тачпа́д (tačpád)flat surface which is sensitive to touch
  • се́нсорная пане́ль (sɛ́nsornaja panɛ́lʹ)flat surface which is sensitive to touch
Spanish panel táctil, touchpad
  • panel táctilflat surface which is sensitive to touch
  • touchpadflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Swedish styrplatta
  • styrplattaflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Turkish dokunut
  • dokunutflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Vietnamese chuột cảm ứng
  • chuột cảm ứngflat surface which is sensitive to touch
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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