mouse pad

noun

: a thin flat pad (as of rubber) on which a computer mouse is used

Examples of mouse pad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At 8 inches by 9 inches, this mouse pad doesn’t take up much space. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025

It can be used in the air or on a mouse pad, but in both cases, it’s claimed to reduce wrist strain. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 May 2026

For example, the program might prompt the student to move their fingers around the mouse pad while sounding the word out. — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025

Instead of a mouse pad, there’s a tactile trackball beside a cross-shaped directional pad. — Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mouse pad

• cephalad
• galahad
• ironclad
• libertad
• undergrad
• ad
• add
• bad
• brad
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• dad

Kids Definition

mouse pad

noun

: a thin flat pad (as of rubber) on which a computer mouse is used