{{for|PAD written in all-caps, such as in an acronym|PAD (disambiguation)}} {{wiktionary|pad}} '''Pad''' or '''pads''' may refer to:

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== Wearables == * Pads, protective equipment used in baseball, cricket, and hockey ** Elbow pad ** Knee pad ** Shoulder pads (sport) * Menstrual pad, used to absorb menstrual or other vaginal blood * Incontinence pad, worn to absorb involuntarily expelled bodily fluids * Shoulder pads (fashion), fabric-covered padding in clothing * Cycling pad, found in cycling shorts, pants and tights

== Computing and electronics == ===Input devices=== * Gamepad, joypad, or controller, an input device used in gaming * Graphics pad, a computer input device * Keypad, buttons arranged in a block * Touchpad or trackpad, a pointing device featuring a tactile sensor * Trigger pad, an electronic sensor on a drum

===Other hardware=== * Contact pad, the designated surface area for an electrical contact * A resistive pad used in an attenuator * An electronic notebook * A tablet computer * GridPad, the first commercially successful tablet computer * iPad, a tablet computer made by Apple * ThinkPad, a laptop brand first designed and produced by IBM, but now owned by Lenovo * WatchPad, discontinued IBM smartwatch line * WorkPad, discontinued line of PDA, branded by IBM

===Other uses in computing and electronics=== * One-time pad, a method of cryptography

== Transportation == * Brake pad, part of a drum brake * Launch pad, an area where spacecraft start flight * Helicopter landing pad * Roll way or running pad, placed along the rails of metro or tram tracks

==Music== * Pad, some holes of woodwind instruments (clarinets, saxophones...) are closed by air-tight pads. * Soft, mellow timbres generated by synthesisers are often called ''pads'', and are generally used as backing sounds.

==Other uses== * Part of a mammal's paw * Pad, Roane County, West Virginia * A paper notebook * San Diego Padres, a Major League Baseball team nicknamed the "Pads"

==See also== {{canned search|pad}} *{{srt}} * PADS (disambiguation) * PAD (disambiguation) * PADD * Padding (disambiguation)

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