Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Computer Science A flat pad, as of specially coated foam rubber, designed to provide an optimum surface on which to use a mouse.
Wiktionary
- n. computing A pad, with an enhanced surface to assist the operation of a display pointer.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse
Etymologies
- mouse + pad (Wiktionary)
Examples
“That will tell you whether or not the mousepad is the culprit.”
The Guardian: Taming a laptop mouse-pointer that jumps around
“The only down side is the nice blue cover shows finger prints, though they wipe off easily, and the mousepad is a little tricky for me but I have never liked mousepads so that's just me.”
“love your layout- awesome way of journaling and the mousepad is the cutest!”
“My ball mouse on my special 'mousepad' (a book made of canvas) tracks flawlessly ALL the time and never ever gets dirty (inside), and with PS2Rate it's smoother than a USB optical mouse and uses fewer resources.”
“When the time to right click comes, put middle finger on mousepad as well.”
My Quest For The Mac’s Keyboard Shortcut Soul | Lifehacker Australia
“Any good tips on making my own (visually appealing) mousepad?”
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“New mousepad mice mat pad round rare chucky dvd cover”
“Does anyone know where to buy a mousepad that has a pocket on the front to put pictures in? try staples or office max”
“How do i enable a mousepad so that i only have to tap the pad and it works as a mouse?”
“I found my valuables in a neat pile next to my laptop, but when I shoved them into my pockets I noticed something that filled me with cold lava: in the panic brought about by my roommate thinking he was a wooden mannequin I must have accidently clicked my mousepad, requesting to be the online companion of one Josephine Campanion.”
Lists
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WF - nominal compounds (concrete)
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Padding around
This list was created before iPad was released.
toepad, sketchpad, launchpad, footpad, mousepad, keypad, joypad, fingerpad, kneepad, scratchpad, touchpad, inkpad and 35 more...
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