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datapad

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • dā′tə-păd
  • dăt′ə-
  • dä′tə-
  • /ˈdeɪ̯.tə.pæd/
  • /ˈdæt.ə-/
  • /ˈdɑː.tə-/
  • rhymes with -eɪtəpæd
  • rhymes with -ætəpæd
  • rhymes with -ɑːtəpæd

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: padd

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tablet computer, a personal mobile device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tablet, pad, iPad, slate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From data + pad.