A small keyboard or supplementary keyboard keys; for example, the keys on a calculator or the number/cursor cluster on a computer keyboard. See programmable keypad.
Really Now
Couldn't we have agreed on the same key placement for the keypads we use time and time again?
Really Now
Couldn't we have agreed on the same key placement for the keypads we use time and time again?
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