"keypad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkiːpæd/ 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)
    Sense id: en-keypad-en-noun-4hGUJC2S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "sense": "small board with keys",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
      "word": "näppäimistö"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
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      "word": "teclado numérico"
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "teclado numérico"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cifrovája klaviatúra",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "цифрова́я клавиату́ра"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cifrovój blok",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "цифрово́й блок"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "teclado numérico"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "knappsats"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
      "word": "tuş takımı"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small board with keys",
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    }
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