buttonpad

noun
UK /ˈbʌtənˌpæd/
US /ˈbʌtənˌpæd/

A flat thing with many buttons you can press.

She pressed the red button on the buttonpad to start the game.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A small mat with buttons used to control a machine or device.

The elevator buttonpad was sticky from too many fingers.

3. A touch-sensitive area on a screen that acts like a set of buttons.

Tap the buttonpad on the tablet to change the channel.

4. A game controller with a cluster of buttons.

He wore out the buttonpad on his old console.