"datapad" meaning in English

See datapad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdeɪ̯.tə.pæd/, /ˈdæt.ə-/, /ˈdɑː.tə-/ Forms: datapads [plural], data-pad [alternative], data pad [alternative]
enPR: dā′tə-păd, dăt′ə-, dä′tə- Rhymes: -eɪtəpæd, -ætəpæd, -ɑːtəpæd Etymology: From data + pad. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|data|pad|text=*}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "give", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "redup.", "keyword_label" : "Reduplication of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "give", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*deh₃-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "reduplication" }, { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verb", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dédeh₃ti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*didō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "datus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "datum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "data", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pad", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "datapad", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="datapad"> From data + pad. Head templates: {{en-noun}} datapad (plural datapads)
  1. (science fiction) A small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data. Synonyms: padd, PADD
    Sense id: en-datapad-en-noun-qioGhNrX Categories (other): Science fiction Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  2. (electronics) A tablet computer, a personal mobile device. Synonyms: tablet, pad, iPad, slate
    Sense id: en-datapad-en-noun-lmfPTVaE Categories (other): Electronics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 89 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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