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happydaiz

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In the context of mobile phone technology, can someone explain what 'pavé' could mean??

un pavé multidirectionnel qui simule le fonctionnement d'une souris

My try - cursor??
 
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    Touchpad is usually called "pavé tactile" (or... "touchpad" !). There is no reason to call it "multidirectionnel", which usually indicates that there are arrows in the four "directions".
     
    I know I'm late, but in case anyone else is interested, I thought I'd add that GDT calls a ''keypad'' a ''pavé numérique'' as opposed to a ''clavier numérique'' which is what I was familiar with.

    So I was wondering, is one France French and one Québecois?
    I'm translating a document for Québec right now so I'd like to know which one to use.
     
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    IrishTwilight said:
    I know I'm late, but in case anyone else is interested, I thought I'd add that GDT calls a ''keypad'' a ''pavé numérique'' as opposed to a ''clavier numérique'' which is what I was familiar with.

    So I was wondering, is one France French and one Québecois?
    I'm translating a document for Québec right now so I'd like to know which one to use.
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    That is what Wikipedia says :
    "Le terme « pavé numérique » n'est pas utilisé (inconnu) au Québec où on préfèrera « clavier numérique » ou le mot anglais « keypad »."

    But the original post of this thread concerns mobile phones, not computers.
     
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