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keypad

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Technology, Daily life, Computers
key·pad /ˈkiːpæd/ noun [countable]  TDa small box with buttons on it, used to put information into a computer, telephone etc 〔计算机、电话等的〕小键盘;辅助键盘
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keypadInsufficient support is provided for both keyboard and keypad which sag under pressure but the key actions are quite nice.With his keyboard, his keypad, and his mouse, Engelbart embarked on a journey through information itself.There was no keypad to cope with, no combination to be entered.The extra keyboard facilities include both Delete and Edit keys and a numeric keypad but once again the Break function isn't labelled.Users can listen to the spoken messages and direct facsimiles to any machine using the phone keypad.The remote keypad eliminates disturbance to the balance caused when operating the function keys.The keypads, he says, often break because fatigue fractures appear in the circuit boards of phones.John Echols and other inventors at Essex have created various keypads that are impervious to the elements as well as urban vandals.
From Longman Business Dictionarykeypadkey‧pad /ˈkiːpæd/ noun [countable]COMPUTINGTELECOMMUNICATIONS a small box with buttons on it which you can use to put information into a computer, telephone etca keypad which lets customers add up costs as they shop
key·pad nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus used on small with it, Business box buttons


keypad
keypad /ˈkiːpæd/ noun [countable]
a small box with buttons on it, used to put information into a computer, telephone etc


key·padBrE /ˈkiːpæd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkiːpæd/ 🔊 nouna small set of buttons with numbers on used to operate a telephone, a television or an electronic device 数字键盘;辅助键盘;按键