A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.(noun)
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Use "gamepad" in a sentence
"Even if I get the damn game to function, setting up a basic USB gamepad is a major ordeal."
"I don’t even want to think about how hard it would be to write in gamepad support in the C-code version of my tree toy."
"Cleverly designed, a wraparound "gamepad" for Apple's iPhone or iPad could upend the portable games market by stealth-catapulting the iPhone into direct competition with the DS and PSP."