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datapad

Syllables: da·ta·pad/ˈdeɪ̯.tə.pæd/

datapad noun: a small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data.

Noun

datapad (plural datapads)

  1. A 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
  2. A tablet computer, a personal mobile device.
    Synonyms:
    tablet, pad, iPad, slate

Synonyms of datapad

Forms of datapad

pluraldatapads
alternative formdata-pad
alternative formdata pad

Origin of datapad

From data + pad.

Questions about datapad

What does datapad mean?
Datapad means a small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data.
What part of speech is datapad?
Datapad is a noun.
How do you pronounce datapad?
Datapad is pronounced /ˈdeɪ̯.tə.pæd/.
What is the plural of datapad?
The plural of datapad is datapads.

Words near datapad in the dictionary

  1. datamoshed
  2. datamoshes
  3. datamoshing
  4. Datangian
  5. DataOps
  6. datapad
  7. datapads
  8. datapath
  9. datapaths
  10. dataphobe
  11. dataphobes

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