A touchpad is a flat, touch-sensitive device that replaces the mouse on laptops and netbooks, allowing you to control the cursor and perform other actions.
Touchpads contain a small pointing device with touch-sensitive areas that the user drags and taps their finger over. The small, flat surface is designed to replace the mouse to control the curser and other actions on laptop and netbook computers. You can move your cursor on the screen using your finger across the trackpad. Some devices may include multitouch features, which is common with touchscreen devices. Multitouch allows you to pinch and zoom in, rotate an image, or return to the previous screen, for example.
