iPad

American

[ahy-pad] / ˈaɪˌpæd /

Digital Technology. Trademark.

a brand of tablet computer.

iPad British

/ ˈaɪˌpæd /

noun

a small portable computer activitated by touching the screen

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Etymology

Origin of iPad

First recorded in 2005–10; i(Pod) ( def. ) + pad ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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We emailed for a while — the iPad rumors are true — and eventually we started sending songs back and forth.

From Los Angeles Times

As former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak posted recently after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed him real-time battlefield updates on his iPad, “80% of the casualties Ukraine is inflicting are from drones. The world has changed. Defence has changed. Warfare has changed. And we must adapt fast.”

From The Wall Street Journal

TSMC’s Arizona plant makes Apple’s A16 chips, the logic chips that power the iPhone 15 and the entry-level iPad.

From The Wall Street Journal

At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.

From Barron's

YouTube is selling "the ability to watch something essentially for free on your computer, on your phone, on your iPad," the attorney insisted, comparing the service to Netflix or traditional TV.

From Barron's

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