iPad

Touchscreen Apple tablet

iPad is Apple's tablet computer, a touchscreen device larger than a smartphone but smaller and lighter than a laptop.

Introduced in 2010, it established the modern tablet category. iPads serve for browsing, reading, streaming, and increasingly as laptop replacements for creative and professional work: She sketches on her iPad, The restaurant uses iPads for ordering.

Apple

iOS

Mobile operating system

FaceTime · iMessage · Keynote · Pages · Numbers · GarageBand · Safari · AirDrop · iPadOS · Lightning

touchscreen

swipe

Quick sliding motion

  • tapValve controlling liquid flow
  • pinchSqueeze with fingertips
  • zoomRapid movement or magnification

scroll · gesture · multi-touch · capacitive · haptic · drag · rotate · stylus · Apple Pencil · pressure sensitivity

portable

lightweight

Lacking mass or importance

wireless · rechargeable · carry-on · on-the-go · slim · sleek · thin · backpack · airplane · commute

entertainment

streaming

Real-time digital delivery

  • NetflixSubscription streaming service
  • YouTubeVideo-sharing website
  • gamingInteractive electronic entertainment

movies · music · Spotify · reading · browsing · podcast · e-books · Kindle app · HBO Max · social media

tablet

slate

Fissile metamorphic rock

e-reader · stylus · bezel · screen size · landscape · portrait · stand · case · cover · dock

education

classroom

Educational instruction space

teachers · school · homework · annotation · flashcards · quiz · tutorial · course · lecture · study

productivity

keyboard

Array of input keys

presentation · document · email · calendar · workflow · files · multitasking · desk setup · second screen · Sidecar

creativity

drawing

Marks forming a picture

animation · photo editing · video editing · music production · note-taking · handwriting · annotation · design · graphic design · calligraphy

Categories
Opposites
device form factor

iPaddesktop computer

Fixed-location personal computer

mainframe · laptop · workstation · smartphone · server

technology era

iPadtypewriter

Mechanical printing keyboard

stone tablet · papyrus scroll · abacus · chalkboard · filing cabinet

ecosystem/platform

iPadAndroid tablet

Portable touchscreen with Google OS

Microsoft Surface · Kindle Fire · Chromebook

Phrases
Family

iPads

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G