| English | German |
| character pad | Zeichenpad (The pad in Tablet PC Input Panel that you can use to write one character (such as a letter, number, or symbol) at a time. Each character is converted into typed text) |
| dial pad | Wähltastatur (A numeric keypad that is part of a device, is displayed on a device, or is in a computer program that you use to enter information in the context of a phone call) |
| Dial Pad | Wähltastenfeld (A button on Phone Controls that opens a numeric keypad where you can click keys to enter information over the phone) |
| game pad | Gamepad (An action-control device used with arcade-type games played on PCs and game consoles such as the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation. A game pad, unlike a joystick, is meant to be held in the player's hands) |
| pad character | Auffüllzeichen (In data input and storage, an extra character inserted as filler to use up surplus space in a predefined block of a specified length, such as a fixed-length field) |
| pad color | Füllfarbe (The color of the extra space, when padding is applied) |
| Pad index | Index mit Leerstellen auffüllen (An option that specifies the space to leave open on each page in the intermediate levels of the index) |
| touch pad | Touchpad (A variety of graphics tablet that uses pressure sensors, rather than the electromagnetics used in more expensive high-resolution tablets, to track the position of a device on its surface) |
| writing pad | Schreibblock (The pad in Tablet PC Input Panel that you use to write text to be converted to typed text and inserted in a program) |
| zero padding | Auffüllung mit Nullen (Appending zeros to the beginning of a number, or a series of numbers) |
