mouse pad

noun

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

Examples of mouse pad in a Sentence

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Anthropologie comes in clutch with a solution, though, in the form of a mouse pad that looks like a costly Persian rug. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 The Cubs fan was caught working on his laptop during the bottom of the 7th inning by the team’s Marquee Sports Network camera crew, who zoomed in on the fan, who had his head down and was using the empty bleacher seat next to him as a mouse pad. Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025 At 8 inches by 9 inches, this mouse pad doesn’t take up much space. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 Instead of a mouse pad, there’s a tactile trackball beside a cross-shaped directional pad. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mouse pad

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mouse pad was in 1983

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“Mouse pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouse%20pad. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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mouse pad

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