Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pointing device consisting of a soft pad sensitized to finger movement or pressure and used especially on laptop computers as an alternative to a mouse.
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- noun computing A
flat surface which issensitive to touch, used mostly inlaptop computers to control an on-screencursor .
Etymologies
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Examples
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If your touchpad is Synaptics based you can install their new beta software, Scrybe.
Get Mac-Like Scrolling And Gestures On A Windows Laptop | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Because the touchpad is physically connected to the laptop whilst the mouse isn't ...
EeeRotate Orients Your Laptop Screen For Easy Reading | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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It took a month for someone to look at it just to tell me that my touchpad is shot and a new one needs to be ordered from Calgary.
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It took a month for someone to look at it just to tell me that my touchpad is shot and a new one needs to be ordered from Calgary.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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The video problem, plus the very erratic touchpad is so bad, I use an external USB mouse.
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"Imagine …," he says: Dual touchscreen with multiple configurations for the bottom display: - keyboard + "touchpad" - multitrack audio mixer - dj "turntable" - accelerometer 2 X
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"Imagine …," he says: Dual touchscreen with multiple configurations for the bottom display: - keyboard + "touchpad" - multitrack audio mixer - dj "turntable" - accelerometer 2 X
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Anyway, it’s an AutoHotkey script that uses Win+Z (it was the best hotkey I could come up with that I wasn’t already using; it’s easy to change) to manually open the mouse settings, toggle if the touchpad is enabled or disabled, and then save the settings.
From The Tips Box: Bookmarked Addresses, Touchpad Hotkeys | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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The touchpad is a rather ingenious design: it opens the door for many new ideas in game control, but since it's behind the screen you won't be blocking the screen using it like we're used to on iOS devices.
Ars Technica Ben Kuchera 2011
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When the laptop is closed, the touchpad, which is transparent, allows you to continue to see some of the screen and even to manipulate it, for working with information on the go.
unknown title 2012
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