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

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HomeView allows you to tap on the touch screen or bring your iPhone close by to “hand off” content, such as a FaceTime call or a recipe from the Safari browser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Arguments broke out between residents over the kiosk, which would have allowed them to peruse products via an “easy mode” touch screen, followed by home delivery later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

The introduction of a touch screen smartphone was game changing.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

The machine has a huge touch screen, kind of like the world's biggest tablet.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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