Pad 377533 225869714 2008-07-15T19:58:18Z 63.144.137.94 {{wikt|pad}} '''Pad''' or '''PAD''' can be either a word, an [[abbreviation]] or a [[three letter acronym]]. ===Pad=== * A [[Gamepad]] or joypad for a computer or console * A [[notebook|paper tablet]] * Part of an animal [[paw]] * A [[bachelor pad]] * An abbreviation for maxi pad, [[sanitary napkin]] (US), or "[[towel]]" (UK) * [[Launch pad]], in rocketry, the platform from which an orbital vehicle is launched * [[Helipad]], for helicopters * One of the transliterations of the fourth syllable in the Buddhist "six syllable mantra ''[[Om mani padme hum]]'' '''Protective gear''' *[[Elbow pads]] *[[Hip pads]] *[[Knee pads]] *[[Shoulder pads]] '''Electronics''' * In [[electronics]] manufacturing, a flat surface used to make electrical contact. A special case is bonding pads, to which components are soldered * In audio and RF electronics, an [[Attenuator (electronics)|attenuator]] * [[Pressure pad]], sensitive to pressure '''Music''' * Pad button, found on some [[mixing console]]s, used for lowering input gain * [[Synth pad]], in electronic music, is a sound (timbre), which is a harmonic background sound * [[Electronic drum|electronic drum pad]] '''Computing''' * Word-processing programs such as ''[[Notepad]]'' and ''[[WordPad]]'' * [[Mousepad]], a pad/mat used in computing for a mouse * Pad field, in networking, part of the [[Ethernet#Ethernet frame types and the EtherType field|ethernet frame]] that fills in the data field (if necessary) to ensure that it meets the minimum length (46 bytes) * The PAD control character in the [[C0 and C1 control codes|C1]] control code set ===PAD=== {{wikt|PAD}} * [[peripheral artery occlusive disease|Peripheral Artery Disease]], a condition which causes poor circulation in the legs * [[Smoking pipe (non-tobacco)#Metal|Pipe Acquisition Disorder]], in tobacco pipe smoking{{fact|date=June 2007}} * [[Program Associated Data]], usually data sent along with a high-definition radio program * [[Packet Assembler/Disassembler]], an X.29 network interface to a computer terminal * [[Portable Application Description]], a machine-readable document format for providing product descriptions and specifications * [[Paderborn Lippstadt Airport]]'s airport code * [[Compuspec|Payphone Antifraud Device]], an electronic circuit that monitors the telephone line connected to a payphone * ''[[Poker After Dark]]'' a late night poker television program on NBC * [[Peter_David|Peter Allen David]], a comic book writer ==See also== * [[Paden]], a Dutch word for "pad" meaning "path" * [[Padme]] * [[One-time pad]] {{disamb}} [[cs:Pád]] [[de:Pad]] [[eo:Pado]] [[fr:Pad]] [[it:PAD]] [[ja:パッド]] [[pl:Pad]] [[th:PAD]]