datapad en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- dā′tə-păd
- /ˈdɑː.tə-/
- dä′tə-
- /ˈdeɪ̯.tə.pæd/
- dăt′ə-
- /ˈdæt.ə-/
Etymology
From data + pad.
Meanings
-
A small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data.
She produced a small datapad, tapped out a rapid sequence on the keys, and shoved it in front of Ma’adrys. “Does it look like this?” ¶ Ma’adrys drew back from the datapad until Geordi leaned over her shoulder to whisper a few words of reassurance.
1997, Esther [Mona] Friesner[-Stutzman], chapter 5, in To Storm Heaven (Star Trek: The Next Generation; 46), published 1997, →ISBN, page 78:
- A tablet computer, a personal mobile device.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| data-pad | alternative | lexicographic | |
| data pad | alternative | lexicographic | |
| datapads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |