Pad
Pad or pads may refer to: == 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.