touch pad


touch pad

noun

Definition of TOUCH PAD

: a keypad for an electronic device (as a microwave oven) that consists of a flat surface divided into several differently marked areas which are touched to choose options

Examples of TOUCH PAD

  1. Press the start button on the touch pad.

First Known Use of TOUCH PAD

1979

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