"mouse pad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaʊs.pæd/ Audio: en-au-mouse pad.ogg [Australia] Forms: mouse pads [plural]
Etymology: First invented, and named mousepad by Armando M. Fernandez. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mouse pad (plural mouse pads)
  1. (US, Australia, computing) A pad with surface used to enhance the movement of a computer mouse. Wikipedia link: mouse pad Tags: Australia, US Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: mouse mat [Britain] Translations (mouse pad): estoreta del ratolí (Catalan), 鼠標墊 (Chinese Mandarin), 鼠标垫 (shǔbiāo diàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 滑鼠墊 (Chinese Mandarin), 滑鼠垫 (huáshǔ diàn) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), muismat [feminine] (Dutch), musmato (Esperanto), hiirimatto (Finnish), tapis de souris [masculine] (French), Mauspad [neuter] (German), Mousepad [neuter] (German), mouse pad [neuter] (Greek), egérpad (Hungarian), músamotta [feminine] (Icelandic), músarmotta [feminine] (Icelandic), Mouse, माउस (Indian Sign Language), tappetino per mouse [masculine] (Italian), マウスパッド (mausupaddo) (Japanese), 마우스 패드 (mauseu paedeu) (Korean), по́длога за глу́вче (pódloga za glúvče) [feminine] (Macedonian), natte à souothis [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), musematte (Norwegian), podkładka pod mysz [feminine] (Polish), mousepad [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), tapete de mouse [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), esteira de mouse [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), tapete de rato [masculine] (Portuguese), ко́врик для мы́ши (kóvrik dlja mýši) [masculine] (Russian), ко́врик (kóvrik) [masculine] (Russian), alfombrilla [feminine] (Spanish), cojín de ratón [masculine] (Spanish), musmatta [common-gender] (Swedish), almohadilya (Tagalog), fare altlığı (Turkish), mouse pad (Turkish), lót chuột (Vietnamese)

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