keypad
noun/ˈkiːpæd/
Etymology From key + pad.
1
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 numeric keypad.
- He pulled a picture frame to one side, revealing a safe behind. Chang pressed four buttons on the keypad… …and the safe door whirred open.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
- Derived terms
- numeric keypad