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pushpad

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English

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Etymology

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From push +‎ pad.

Noun

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pushpad (plural pushpads)

  1. A pad that can be pushed to activate a device.
    • 1995, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Volume 1180, Issue 1:
      A latch assembly for a fire door, the fire door having a pushpad for emergency exit, with the pushpad being connected to an extended rod to transfer motion of the pushpad to the latch assembly, []