Definition of Pad

Babylon English
pad
n. piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side; one's lodging, apartment (Slang); sanitary napkin; soft padded sections on the bottom of an animal's paw; sound of footsteps
v. cushion; fill; fill out; walk, go by foot

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Pad Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Computer Abbreviations v1.5
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Telemate Keypad Definition
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9300+ Computer Acronyms
PAD
Packet Assembler/Disassembler

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PAD
Packet Assembler/Disassembler

ATM Forum
PAD
Packet Assembler and Disassembler: A PAD assembles packets of asynchronous data and emits these buffers in a burst to a packet switch network. The PAD also disassembles packets from the network and emits the data to the non-packet device.


Pad Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations
PAD
patient administration director; positional adjustment; precision aircraft direction
  


Pad Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pad
(n.)
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
  
(n.)
A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
  
(n.)
A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
  
(n.)
A footpath; a road.
  
(n.)
A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper.
  
(n.)
A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.
  
(n.)
A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
  
(n.)
A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.
  
(n.)
A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
  
(n.)
A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
  
(n.)
A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
  
(n.)
An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
  
(n.)
The act of robbing on the highway.
  
(v. i.)
To rob on foot.
  
(v. i.)
To travel heavily or slowly.
  
(v. i.)
To wear a path by walking.
  
(v. t.)
To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.
  
(v. t.)
To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
  
(v. t.)
To travel upon foot; to tread.
  

WordNet 2.0
pad

Noun
1. a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
(synonym) pad of paper, tablet
(hypernym) paper
(hyponym) message pad, writing pad
2. the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
(hypernym) leaf, leafage, foliage
(hyponym) lily pad
(part-holonym) aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
3. a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
(synonym) inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad
(hypernym) block
4. a usually thin flat mass of padding
(hypernym) padding, cushioning
(hyponym) carpet pad, rug pad, underlay, underlayment
(derivation) bolster
5. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
(synonym) launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area
(hypernym) platform
(part-holonym) launching site
6. temporary living quarters
(synonym) diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings
(hypernym) living quarters, quarters
7. the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(part-holonym) paw
(derivation) slog, footslog, plod, trudge, tramp

Verb
1. add details to
(synonym) embroider, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
(hypernym) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
(hyponym) glorify
2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
(synonym) slog, footslog, plod, trudge, tramp
(hypernym) walk
(hyponym) squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop
3. line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra"
(synonym) fill out
(hypernym) stuff
(hyponym) rat
4. add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"
(synonym) bolster
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full

ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION
pad
apartment, digs You have a nice pad, Nora. I love your leather furniture!

Australian Slang
Pad
dwelling, especially a single room

English Idioms WM 1.3a
pad
apartment, digs 
You have a nice pad, Nora. I love your leather furniture!

English Slang Dictionary v1.2
pad
house, home, place where you live

Lexicon of Thieves' Cant
Pad
the highway

Pad borrowers
horse thieves

Rum pad
the highway

hEnglish - advanced version

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
pad
ceap

switch
PAD (computer): lasc-cheap

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Pad
Pad = n. what keeps together; what contains

Gob
Gob = n. a mound, a pad

Gobell
Gobell = n. a pad, a saddle

Gobellu
Gobellu = v. to pad, to saddle

Hesor
Hesor = n. a hassock, a pad


Pad Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Hill Associates Acronym List
PAD
Packet Assembler/Disassembler (X.25)

Dictionary of Automotive Terms
PAD
Acronym for "Program Associated Data".

Pad
See brake pads .

ETSI and 3GPP
PAD
Packet Assember/Disassembler

Telecommunication Standard Terms

pad
network, of fixed resistors, that attenuates signals by a fixed amount with negligible distortion. (188 ) Note: The resistive network is called an attenuator if the resistance is adjustable.

packet assembler/disassembler (PAD)
functional unit that enables data terminal equipment (DTE) not equipped for packet switching to access a packet-switched network.

Electronics Terminology
Pad
A portion of the conductive pattern that is typically used for the connection, and/or attachment of components. Also called footprint or a land.

AJA_Glossary of Wireless, RF and Microwave Terms
Pad
A metallized area on the surface of an active substrate as an integral portion of the conductive interconnection pattern to which bonds or test probes may be applied.

RF Electronics
Pad
An attenuator, typically used to reduce mic output to avoid equipment input overload.

GSM abbreviations
PAD
Packet Assembler/Disassembler


Pad Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms
PAD
A switch on a mixing desk input channel which attenuates (reduces the level of) a signal.


Pad Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCTS Glossary v.1.0
PAD
Process Analysis and Design (NCTS); Packet Assembler Dissembler


Pad Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

Jazz Glossary
pad
apartment, home, or bed.

TUPAC SHAKUR Rap Dictionary V.2.0
pad
(n) House, home, place where you live. "It's like that and its like this I took her to the pad and we started to kiss..." -- Eazy-E (Gimme that nutt [??]).

The DJ Glossary
Pad
A switch or control on a input channel used to attenuate (reduce) the input signal to prevent overloading the amplifier circuit.

Rap-music terminology and bios of artists
pad
(n) House, home, place where you live. "It's like that and its like this I took her to the pad and we started to kiss..." -- Eazy-E (Gimme that nutt [??]).


Pad Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

Skateboarding Glossary
Pads
Usually knee and elbow pads, which skateboarders use to protect themselves when riding.
Usually only used for ramp riding, but often required in situations which require insurance.


Pad Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Pad
Pad or PAD can be either a word, an alias or a three letter acronym.

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