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Keypad vs Touchpad - What's the difference?

keypad | touchpad |

As nouns the difference between keypad and touchpad

is that keypad is a small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine while touchpad is a flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor.

keypad

English

(wikipedia keypad)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.
    • Many laptop computers have special function keys which turn part of the alphabetical keyboard into a numerical keypad .

    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 ----