control pad

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æd

Noun

control pad (plural control pads)

  1. Synonym of d-pad
    • 2008, “Story Mode”, in Cory in the House: Instruction Booklet, Burbank, California: Disney Interactive Studios; Nintendo, page 8:
      Use the +Control Pad to get around in story mode.

Note

Sense 1 of the term (typically written as "+Control Pad") is used by Nintendo in reference to the input method as found on Nintendo's controllers and consoles that have it. The is also used by authorized third-party game publishers and by licensed third-party controller manufacturers.