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pad

 
 
/pæd/ noun [C]

Definition

PAPER (also US tablet) sheets of paper that have been fastened together at one edge, used for writing or drawing: There's a pad and pencil by the phone.
SOFT MATERIAL a small piece of soft material used to protect something or to make something more comfortable: knee/shin pads
(Definition of pad noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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