keypad

«keypad» in Mova's school dictionary: a small set of buttons with numbers and sometimes… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a keypad, keypads)

meaning for a pupil

A keypad is a small set of buttons with numbers and sometimes letters, used to type a code or number, like on a phone, a calculator, a microwave or a door lock. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday: you press a keypad to enter a PIN at a shop, unlock a door, use a lift, or dial a phone number. In maths, phone and calculator keypads have numbers in a grid but in different orders (phones have 1 2 3 at the top, calculators have 7 8 9 at the top). Safety: cover the keypad when you type a PIN so nobody can see; never share your code. Phrases: «number keypad», «press the keypad», «enter the code on the keypad».

examples

• Type the code into the keypad to open the door. tree →
• Cover the keypad when you enter your PIN. tree →
• The microwave has a keypad for setting the time. tree →
• Press 1 on the keypad for help. tree →
• The calculator keypad has bigger buttons than the phone. tree →
• The school gate has a keypad lock. tree →
• My finger slipped on the keypad and I typed the wrong number. tree →

note

One word. A keypad is small with mostly numbers; a keyboard is the big one with letters for typing on a computer. Phone keypads and calculator keypads put the numbers in opposite order.

In the corpora

• When you pay by card, you keep the PIN secret and cover the keypad, because others could watch and steal it.
• Use a cash machine only with an adult, and cover the keypad so nobody can watch the PIN.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «keypad» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.