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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A flat pad, as of specially coated foam rubber, designed to provide an optimum surface on which to use a mouse.

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

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  • noun a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse

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mouse +‎ pad

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