datapad
noun/ˈdeɪ̯.tə.pæd/ · /ˈdæt.ə-/
Etymology From data + pad.
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Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction A small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data.
- She produced a small datapad, tapped out a rapid sequence on the keys, and shoved it in front of Ma’adrys. “Does it look like this?” ¶ Ma’adrys drew back from the datapad until Geordi leaned over her shoulder to whisper a few words of reassurance.1997, Esther [Mona] Friesner[-Stutzman], chapter 5, in To Storm Heaven (Star Trek: The Next Generation; 46), published 1997, →ISBN, page 78:
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Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A tablet computer, a personal mobile device.