touch screen

British

noun

1. a visual display unit screen that allows the user to give commands to the computer by touching parts of the screen instead of using the keyboard
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a touch-screen computer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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touch screen

The touches and feels include the 14-inch center touch screen hosting a Toyota infotainment system of recent vintage, the two inductive charging pads in the center console and the push-to-turn gear selector in the console.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

This display is the touch screen equivalent of the Big Type books that you give your grandparents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Conspicuous in its absence in the center position of the dash is an LCD touch screen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

What’s Next: A new lineup of Apple products is on the horizon, such as a foldable iPhone, a touch screen MacBook, and smart glasses.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

As soon as he sat down, the desk brightened like a touch screen, and Coal realized it was exactly that.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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