Pad

Pad or PAD can be either a word, an abbreviation or a three letter acronym.

Pad

A keypad is a set of buttons which usually bear digits (numpad)
A Gamepad or joypad for a computer or console
A paper tablet
Part of an animal paw
A bachelor pad
An abbreviation for maxi pad, sanitary napkin (US), or "towel" (UK)
Launch pad, in rocketry, the platform from which an orbital vehicle is launched
Helipad, for helicopters
One of the transliterations of the fourth syllable in the Buddhist six syllable mantra Om mani padme hum

Protective gear Elbow pads
Hip pads
Knee pads
Shoulder pads
Pads (in baseball, cricket, and hockey)

Electronics In electronics manufacturing, a flat surface used to make electrical contact. A special case is bonding pads, to which components are soldered
In audio and RF electronics, an attenuator
Pressure pad, sensitive to pressure

Music Pad button, found on some mixing consoles, used for lowering input gain
Synth pad, in electronic music, is a sound (timbre), which is a harmonic background sound
electronic drum pad

Computing A graphics pad, another term for a graphics tablet.
Word-processing programs such as Notepad and WordPad
Mousepad, a pad/mat used in computing for a mouse
Pad field, in networking, part of the ethernet frame that fills in the data field (if necessary) to ensure that it meets the minimum length (64 bytes)

City Planning PAD stands for Planned Area Development, meaning originally approved permitted uses

PAD

Packet Assembler/Disassembler, an interface that connects an asynchronous terminal to an X.25 network
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport's airport code
Payphone Antifraud Device, an electronic circuit that monitors the telephone line connected to a payphone
People's Alliance for Democracy, political group in Thailand
Peripheral Artery Disease, the more common form of PVD, a term for the condition of having poor circulation in the legs, less frequently arms
Peter Allen David, a comic book writer
Philemon Arthur and the Dung, a Swedish folk song duet
Poker After Dark a late night poker television program on NBC
Portable Application Description, a machine-readable document format for providing product descriptions and specifications
Program Associated Data, usually data sent along with a high-definition radio program
Punjab Archaeology Department
Phi Alpha Delta, Law Fraternity
The PAD control character in the C1 control code set
Prithvi Air Defense, an anti-ballistic missile for high altitude interception

Translation

The word "Pad" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French, Polish, Cantonese.

Translation(s) in other languages: Czech: Pád, Esperanto: Pado, Italian: PAD, Japanese: パッド, Thai: PAD.