D-Pad (Direction Pad)

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A circular- or square-shaped pad that provides navigation keys for the four directions: up, down, left and right. These are the equivalent of the arrow keys on a computer keyboard and are used for navigating the user interface.
An enhanced version of the D-pad called an 8-way D-pad allows for scrolling diagonally as well.
Some D-Pads have a center button usually called select or OK. It is used to select a highlighted item in the user interface.