TOUCHPAD

Domain	Definition
Computing	Touchpad (Or "trackpad") A stationary pointing device used mainly on laptop computers. Touchpads provide a small, flat surface that you slide your finger over using the same movements as you would a mouse. They were originally developed to provide a more natural and intuitive connection for the computer user than the mouse. Touchpads use a principle called coupling capacitance, and requires a conductive pointer such as a finger. They contain a two-layer grid of electrodes which are connected to an integrated circuit (IC) mounted under the pad. The upper layer contains vertical electrode strips while the lower layer is composed of horizontal electrode strips. Capacitance from each of the horizontal electrodes to each of the vertical electrodes is measured by the IC. A finger near the intersection of two electrodes modifies the capacitance between them, since a finger has very different dielectric properties than air. The position of the finger is precisely determined based on these changes at various locations. According to one correspondent, you can use any part of your body, which is not surprising, but not a McDonalds Chicken McCrispy. You can use reheated Pizza Hut Christmas Pizza though. Synaptics (http://www.synaptics.com/product.htm). (2000-11-01). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Specialty Definition: Touchpad

A touchpad is an input device commonly used in laptop computers. They are used to move the cursor, using motions of the user's finger. They substitute for a computer mouse.

Touchpads commonly operate by sensing the capacitance of a finger. Capacitive sensors are laid out along the horizontal and vertical axis of the touchpad. The location of the finger is determined from the pattern of capacitance from these sensors.

Touchpads are relative motion devices. That is, there is no isomorphism from the screen to the touchpad. Instead, relative motion of the user's fingers causes relative motion of the cursor. The two buttons below or above the pad serves as mouse standard buttons.

Major manufacturers of touchpads include Synaptics, Alps Electric Corporation, and Cirque Corporation.

See also: pointing device, pointing stick.

External link

http://www.synaptics.com

Commercial Usage: TOUCHPAD

Domain	Title
High Tech	CRUISE CAT INTERNET TOUCHPAD (reference) Adesso Tru form USB Touchpad Keyboard with 2btn Cirque Touchpad (reference) Fellowes Cirque Internet Touchpad PS2 Touchpad Mouse (reference) Fellowes Cirque Touchpad Keyboard for PS2 and Serial (reference) Wintouch Glidepoint Touchpad Bycirque/ 98 Enhanced Keyboard PS2 (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-h-o-p-t-u"
	-3 letters: adopt, caput, chapt, coapt, couth, ducat, dutch, octad, patch, poach, pouch, touch.
	-4 letters: apod, atop, auto, caph, capo, chad, chao, chap, chat, chop, coat, coda, coup, dato, daut, doat, dopa, doth, duct, haut, oath, opah, ouch, ouph, pact, path, phat, phot, phut, pout, tach, taco, thou, thud, toad, toph, updo.
	-5 letters: act, ado.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-h-o-p-t-u"
	+3 letters: outpreached.
	+5 letters: custodianship.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
touchpad	84	cirque touchpad	4
touchpad keyboard	52	ergonomic keyboard touchpad	4
synaptics touchpad	28	touchpad lock	3
touchpad mouse	20	driver synaptic touchpad	3
driver synaptics touchpad	11	manufacturer touchpad	2
driver touchpad	9	gateway connected touchpad	2
wireless keyboard touchpad	9	stylus touchpad	2
alps touchpad	8	notebook touchpad	2
synaptic touchpad	7	fellow touchpad	2
fellowes touchpad	5	software touchpad	2
alps driver touchpad	5	touchpad computer	2
disable touchpad	5	wireless touchpad	2
usb touchpad	5	2 driver ps synaptics touchpad	2
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Language		Translations for "TOUCHPAD"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Russian		сенсорная панель. (various references)
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TOUCHPAD

Specialty Definition: TOUCHPAD

Specialty Definition: Touchpad

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