trackpad

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US/ˈtɹækˌpæd/

noun

touchpad

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Meanings

nountrackpad (plural trackpads)

plural trackpads

  1. touchpad

    He clicked the trackpad, and his computer made a whooshing noise.

    2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 217

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
touchpad

Origin

from track + pad, coined by Apple Inc.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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