datapadとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From data + pad.

発音

• enPR: dā′tə-păd, dăt′ə-, dä′tə-; IPA: /ˈdeɪ̯.tə.pæd/, /ˈdæt.ə-/, /ˈdɑː.tə-/
• 韻: -eɪtəpæd, -ætəpæd, -ɑːtəpæd
• ハイフネーション: da‧ta‧pad

名詞

datapad (plural datapads)

1. (science fiction) A small handheld device used to gather, send, or process data.

   Synonyms: padd, PADD

   • 1997, Esther [Mona] Friesner[-Stutzman], chapter 5, in To Storm Heaven (Star Trek: The Next Generation; 46), published 1997, →ISBN, page 78:

     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.

2. (electronics) A tablet computer, a personal mobile device.

   Synonyms: tablet, pad, iPad (genericized), slate

Further reading

• “Datapad”, in Webopedia‎ (in American English), Find.co, 11 January 2005, archived from the original on 24 July 2021