pad device
21Sleeping pad — In camping, a ground pad, sleeping pad, sleeping mat or roll mat is a simple device often used in conjunction with a sleeping bag. Its purpose is to provide padding and thermal insulation. All types currently available use air as their primary… …
22brake pad wear indicator — A device which detects the thickness of the brake pad by using an L shaped strap which will scrape against the disc when the pad thickness is below tolerance. Others use an electrical circuit in which a worn pad closes an electrical circuit that… …
23Beartrap (helicopter device) — The beartrap is the name of a device invented to enable smaller warships, like frigates and destroyers to carry helicopters, and allow those helicopters to land in bad weather.cite news url=http://www.sfu.ca/casr/bg helo ch124 seaking.htm… …
24Incontinence pad — An incontinence pad is a small impermeable multi layered sheet with high absorbancy that is used in the health care industry. Incontinence pads are usually placed on a bed under a patient as a precaution against incontinence. Incontinence pads… …
25Pressure pad — A pressure pad may be a trigger (pad) activated by weight often used as part of a security system. Supermarkets and big box retailers often install pressure pads on their entrance and exit doors so that they open automatically when a customer… …
26lev|a|pad — «LEHV uh PAD», noun. a device for supporting an air cushion vehicle, consisting of a perforated flat plate through which air up to 100 pounds per square inch is forced under pressure. ╂[< Latin levāre to lift, raise + English pad1] …
27drum pad — n. an electronic device with one or more flat pads that imitate the sounds of a drum kit when struck * * * ˈdrum pad 7 [drum pad] noun an electronic musical instrument that makes the sounds of drums when you hit it with a special stick …
28Gag (medical device) — Jennings gag In the context of surgery or dental surgery, a gag is a device used to hold the patient s mouth open when working in the oral cavity, or to force the mouth open when it cannot open naturally because of forward dislocation of the jaw… …
29input/output device — ▪ computer technology also known as computer peripheral any of various devices (including sensors) used to enter information and instructions into a computer for storage or processing and to deliver the processed data to a human operator… …
30digitizing pad — digitizing board, digitizing pad, digitizing table or digitizing tablet noun A device consisting of a flat surface on which diagrams may be drawn with a special stylus, the co ordinates of the position of the stylus at any given point on the… …
