keypad

• 一种小型键盘或按钮组，通常用作计算机或其他电子设备的数据输入装置，按键排列类似打字机键盘，也可指电话、计算器等设备上的数字/功能键区。

A small keyboard or set of buttons, typically used as a data input device for computers or other electronic devices, with keys arranged similarly to a typewriter keyboard.

1. Computer input deviceA2formalIT

   A set of keys or buttons used to enter data or commands into a computer, with an arrangement modeled after a typewriter keyboard.

   键盘

   • I use a wireless keypad for my laptop.
   • The keypad on the cash register is numeric only.
   • He replaced the broken keypad with a new one.

   同义词keyboard

2. Numeric keypadA2formal

   A separate set of keys, typically for entering numbers, often found on calculators, phones, or as an addition to a computer keyboard.

   数字键盘

   • The calculator's keypad has large buttons for easy use.
   • She entered her PIN on the telephone keypad.
   • Many desktop keyboards include a numeric keypad on the right side.