touch pad
noun
: a keypad for an electronic device (such 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 in a Sentence
Press the start button on the touch pad.
Recent Examples on the Web
Out of the driver’s line of sight and with an idiosyncratic operating system, the touch pad never worked as the new, glanceable screen.
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
Hello, touch screen, good riddance, touch pad: The 2025 MDX’s 12.3-inch touch screen is noticeably closer to the driver than the previous model’s screen.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
At the Sansan Chicken in Queens, the virtual assistant couldn’t help a reporter order a sandwich without cheese on a touch pad menu.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The fireplace rotates to provide entry to the room when a member of the family places a hand on a biometric touch pad that recognizes their fingerprints.
—Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
Hello, touch screen, good riddance, touch pad: The 2025 MDX’s 12.3-inch touch screen is noticeably closer to the driver than the previous model’s screen.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
At the Sansan Chicken in Queens, the virtual assistant couldn’t help a reporter order a sandwich without cheese on a touch pad menu.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The fireplace rotates to provide entry to the room when a member of the family places a hand on a biometric touch pad that recognizes their fingerprints.
—Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Touch pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20pad. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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