ipad
//ˈaɪpæd//
Forms
- Plural
- ipads
Definitions
1.A lightweight low-power tablet computer of a particular range from Apple Inc.
- He was watching a movie on his iPad.
- “This is before everyone had [geographic information system] mapping, before iPads, iPhones, laptops, Google,” he says. “This is doing research way back with a hammer and a chisel.”
2.Any lightweight low-power tablet computer.
- She opened her bag and took out her Samsung iPad.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4741
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From i- + pad.
Apple trademark, from their "i-" series of products; especially their iOS products, the iPod and iPhone.