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Touchpad vs Mousepad - What's the difference?

touchpad | mousepad |

In computing terms the difference between touchpad and mousepad

is that touchpad is a flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor while mousepad is a pad, with an enhanced surface to assist the operation of a display pointer.

touchpad

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing) A flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor.

    • Synonyms

    * trackpad

    See also

    * computer * GUI * mouse * trackball ----

    mousepad

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A pad, with an enhanced surface to assist the operation of a display pointer.