datapad
Handheld information screen
A datapad is a handheld electronic device for reading, storing, and transmitting information—essentially a tablet computer, but the term belongs almost exclusively to science fiction.
Star Wars popularized it, and the word appears throughout space opera and futuristic settings: She scrolled through the datapad looking for the coordinates.
In real-world usage, datapad occasionally describes actual tablets in tech-enthusiast contexts.
Flat portable computing device
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- e-readerDigital book device
portable · lightweight · rechargeable · battery-powered · wireless · display · interface · storage
Fictional multifunction scanning device
- droidRobot, in shorthand
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- galacticRelating to stellar systems
- cyberneticHuman-machine hybrid technology
android · spacesuit · phaser · forcefield · hyperdrive · antimatter · replicant · hologram
Virtual electronic network environment
- augmentedIncreased in size/value
- virtualityState of being simulated
- dystopianDepicting oppressive imagined societies
- megacitiesEnormous urban agglomerations
nanotech · biometrics · exoskeleton · hacker · black-market · corpo · encrypted · uplink
tablet
Flat portable computing device
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- stylusPointed implement for marking
e-reader · portable · lightweight · rechargeable · battery-powered · wireless · display · interface · storage · memory
tricorder
Fictional multifunction scanning device
cybernetic · android · spacesuit · phaser · forcefield · hyperdrive · antimatter · replicant · hologram · communicator
cyberspace
Virtual electronic network environment
- augmentedIncreased in size/value
- virtualityState of being simulated
- dystopianDepicting oppressive imagined societies
megacities · nanotech · biometrics · exoskeleton · hacker · black-market · corpo · encrypted · uplink · wetware
inventory
Catalog of held assets
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- bestiaryMedieval animal treatise
menu · HUD · tooltip · collectible · archive · in-game · prop · item · equipment
- sci-fi/fantasy techholodeck, holonovel, tricorder, neural interface, brain implant
datapadpaper
Pressed pulp for writing
parchment · scroll · notebook · stone tablet · clay tablet
datapadmainframe
Large centralized computer system
supercomputer · desktop computer · server · terminal · workstation
pad, data, padlock, pads, notepad, database, datum, launchpad, dataset