key-pad (plural key-pads)
- Rare form of keypad.
1982, Elaine Williams, “Videotex”, in Gordon Rattray Taylor, editor, The Inventions that Changed the World: An Illustrated Guide to Man’s Practical Genius Through the Ages, London: The Reader’s Digest Association Limited, →OCLC, page 320, column 2:The user presses the key on his key-pad corresponding to the required topic. […] If a viewdata user wanted to find out more information about a service, all he would do is key in the right code on his key-pad.
1985 July, Jack Jones, “Networks and Microcomputers”, in Black Chip: A Journal of Computing for Anarchists, number 3, page 5, column 1:For example, mail-order applications enable users to indicate, by numeric code on their key-pads an item to be purchased and a credit card number to be debited.
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