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keypad

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

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  • /ˈkiːpæd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K IY1 P AE2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pad

2

noun

Meaning 2

a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: computer keyboard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: data input device, input device, keyboard

History

Etymology

From key + pad.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍵盤 /键盘 (jiànpán) — small board with keys
  • Finnish: näppäimistö — small board with keys
  • Galician: teclado numérico — small board with keys
  • German: Tastenfeld — small board with keys
  • Greek: πληκτρολογίδιο (pliktrologídio) — small board with keys
  • Hebrew: לוח מקשים (lúakh m'kashím) — small board with keys
  • Irish: eochaircheap — small board with keys
  • Italian: tastierina — small board with keys
  • Japanese: キーパッド (kīpaddo) — small board with keys
  • Korean: 키패드 (kipaedeu) — small board with keys
  • Portuguese: teclado numérico — small board with keys
  • Russian: цифрово́й блок (cifrovój blok) — small board with keys
  • Russian: цифрова́я клавиату́ра (cifrovája klaviatúra) — small board with keys
  • Swedish: knappsats — small board with keys
  • Turkish: tuş takımı — small board with keys
  • Welsh: allweddbad — small board with keys