touch screen

noun

variants or touchscreen
: a display screen on which the user selects options (as from a menu) by touching the screen

Examples of touch screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Interior changes include an 11-inch instrument cluster, 15-inch portrait orientation touch screen and Google built in infotainment and navigation. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2024 This area has been of huge focus in recent decades, with the advancement of touch screens and touch-dependent systems in a broad range of technology. New Atlas, 31 July 2024 The lithium-ion battery seems to be following the path of the iPhone’s touch screen: Both are engineering coups that became victims of their own success. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024 Top five new features The most meaningful changes are inside: A new 13.2-inch touch screen incorporates Google voice recognition, navigation and other features, including the ability to stream games and video when the Explorer is stationary. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for touch screen 

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Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of touch screen was in 1974

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“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

touch screen

noun
: a display screen (as for a computer) on which the user selects options by touching the screen

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