Pad

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Pad or PAD can be either a word, an abbreviation or a three letter acronym.

A Gamepad or joypad for a computer or console
A 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

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
Pressure pad, sensitive to pressure

Music

Pad button, found on some mixing consoles, used for lowering input gain
Synth pad, in electronic music, is a sound (timbre), which is a harmonic background sound
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 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 C1 control code set
Packet Assembler/Disassembler, used to provide multiple terminal access to an X.25 network

Pregnancy Disability Act an amendment to the civil rights act of 1964. SEE FMLA
Peripheral Artery Disease, a condition which causes poor circulation in the legs
Pipe Acquisition Disorder, in tobacco pipe smoking
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
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 Allen David, a comic book writer
People's Alliance for Democracy, political group in Thailand