A ruggedized tablet or handheld data terminal used by field technicians and warehouse workers. While the term originates in science fiction, it is used on the job to describe any portable touchscreen device dedicated to inventory, dispatch, or diagnostic applications rather than general computing.
Heard on the job
Grab a fresh datapad from the dock, this one has a cracked screen and the scanner won't read barcodes.
Also heard as
- tablet
- MDT