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'''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
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* [[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]]
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