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Is it even called a "trackpad" outside of Apple machines? I'm pretty sure they're called "touchpads" generally. So maybe "trackpad" is inherently referent to Ap

Is it even called a "trackpad" outside of Apple machines? I'm pretty sure they're called "touchpads" generally. So maybe "trackpad" is inherently referent to Apple.

BugsJustFindMe 6y ago
> Is it even called a "trackpad" outside of Apple machines? Yes. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/laptop-faqs/what-is-a-trackpad/ https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/laptop-faqs/what-is-a-trac... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-trackpad-settings/9wzdncrfhzt8?activetab=pivot:overviewtab https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-trackpad-settings/... http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000035627 http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber... https://edgeup.asus.com/2019/the-asus-screenpad-2-0-lets-the-trackpad-do-so-much-more/ https://edgeup.asus.com/2019/the-asus-screenpad-2-0-lets-the... https://wikidiff.com/trackpad/touchpad https://wikidiff.com/trackpad/touchpad Trackpad and touchpad are generic synonyms according to every source I can find.
- likeclockwork 6y ago
  I'm not sure that they actually are. Touchpad was the name I always heard for that kind of input, remember they're not only used in computers. I don't have the data but I think this is like the motherboard / logic board split. In other words "trackpad" may be Apple for "touchpad".
  - BugsJustFindMe 6y ago
    > I don't have the data but I gave you data by showing links where other companies like Blackberry, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Asus use the word "trackpad" themselves for their own devices. Lenovo even cutely capitalizes the P to fit their ThinkPad branding. You could also google around and see random people on reddit and elsewhere talking about the "trackpads" on their dells, hps, vaios, matebooks, and so on. I'm not saying that "touchpad" isn't more common, but the evidence _clearly_ shows that "trackpad" isn't exclusive to Apple devices.

Is it even called a "trackpad" outside of Apple machines? I'm pretty sure they're called "touchpads" generally. So maybe "trackpad" is inherently referent to Apple.

BugsJustFindMe 6y ago

> Is it even called a "trackpad" outside of Apple machines? Yes. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/laptop-faqs/what-is-a-trackpad/ https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/laptop-faqs/what-is-a-trac... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-trackpad-settings/9wzdncrfhzt8?activetab=pivot:overviewtab https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-trackpad-settings/... http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000035627 http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber... https://edgeup.asus.com/2019/the-asus-screenpad-2-0-lets-the-trackpad-do-so-much-more/ https://edgeup.asus.com/2019/the-asus-screenpad-2-0-lets-the... https://wikidiff.com/trackpad/touchpad https://wikidiff.com/trackpad/touchpad Trackpad and touchpad are generic synonyms according to every source I can find.

likeclockwork 6y ago
I'm not sure that they actually are. Touchpad was the name I always heard for that kind of input, remember they're not only used in computers. I don't have the data but I think this is like the motherboard / logic board split. In other words "trackpad" may be Apple for "touchpad".
- BugsJustFindMe 6y ago
  > I don't have the data but I gave you data by showing links where other companies like Blackberry, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Asus use the word "trackpad" themselves for their own devices. Lenovo even cutely capitalizes the P to fit their ThinkPad branding. You could also google around and see random people on reddit and elsewhere talking about the "trackpads" on their dells, hps, vaios, matebooks, and so on. I'm not saying that "touchpad" isn't more common, but the evidence _clearly_ shows that "trackpad" isn't exclusive to Apple devices.