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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Milton said the new plane will feature a touch screen cockpit interface the company is designing itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Bloomberg has reported that Apple is looking to release a lineup of high end devices, including a foldable iPhone and a MacBook Pro with a touch screen.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

While the infotainment touch screen units have gotten bigger, they haven’t become appreciably quicker to the touch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

The boot-up sequence of our test car’s touch screen required several agonizing seconds to execute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 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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