keypad

See also: key pad and key-pad

English

A 16-button alphanumeric keypad

Alternative forms

• key pad, key-pad (rare)

Etymology

From key +‎ pad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːpæd/

• Audio (General American):

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Noun

keypad (plural keypads)

1. A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.

   Hypernym: pad

   Many laptop computers have special function keys which turn part of the alphabetical keyboard into a numeric keypad.

   • 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

     He pulled a picture frame to one side, revealing a safe behind. Chang pressed four buttons on the keypad… …and the safe door whirred open.

Usage notes

• A keypad generally has fewer keys than a keyboard, laid out in a more or less square grid.

Derived terms

• numeric keypad

Translations

small board with keys

• Finnish: näppäimistö (fi)
• Galician: teclado numérico m
• Greek: πληκτρολογίδιο (el) (pliktrologídio)
• Hebrew: לוח מקשים m (lúakh m'kashím)
• Irish: eochaircheap m
• Italian: tastierina f
• Portuguese: teclado numérico m
• Russian: цифрова́я клавиату́ра f (cifrovája klaviatúra), цифрово́й блок m (cifrovój blok)
• Spanish: teclado numérico m
• Swedish: knappsats c
• Turkish: tuş takımı
• Welsh: allweddbad m