"keypad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkiːpæd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-keypad.wav Forms: keypads [plural]
Etymology: From key + pad. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|key|pad}} key + pad Head templates: {{en-noun}} keypad (plural keypads)
  1. A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine. Wikipedia link: en:keypad Categories (topical): Typing keyboards Synonyms: key pad, key-pad [rare] Derived forms: numeric keypad Translations (small board with keys): näppäimistö (Finnish), teclado numérico [masculine] (Galician), πληκτρολογίδιο (pliktrologídio) (Greek), לוח מקשים (lúakh m'kashím) [masculine] (Hebrew), eochaircheap [masculine] (Irish), tastierina [feminine] (Italian), teclado numérico [masculine] (Portuguese), цифрова́я клавиату́ра (cifrovája klaviatúra) [feminine] (Russian), цифрово́й блок (cifrovój blok) [masculine] (Russian), teclado numérico [masculine] (Spanish), knappsats [common-gender] (Swedish), tuş takımı (Turkish), allweddbad [masculine] (Welsh)

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Alternative forms

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      "word": "teclado numérico"
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      "word": "tuş takımı"
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      "code": "cy",
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