'notepad' originates from the combination of 'note' and 'pad', where 'note' meant 'a brief record of facts, topics, or thoughts, written down as an aid to memory' and 'pad' referred to 'a number of sheets of paper fastened together at one end'.

'notepad' evolved from the combination of the words 'note' and 'pad' in English, eventually becoming the modern English word 'notepad'.

Initially, it meant 'a pad for writing notes', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.