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haptic

[hap-tik]
adjective Sometimes hap·ti·cal.
  1. of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands.
  2. Digital Technology. of or relating to tactile sensations and the sense of touch as a method of interacting with computers and electronic devices: smartphones that incorporate haptic feedback; haptic technology.
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noun
  1. Usually haptics. Digital Technology.
    1. a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device: You can save power by adjusting the haptics and brightness of your phone.
    2. an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user: joysticks and other haptics.
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Origin of haptic

1860–70; < Greek haptikós ‘able to grasp or perceive,’ equivalent to háp(tein) ‘to grasp, sense, perceive’ + -tikos -tic
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haptic

adjective
  1. relating to or based on the sense of touch
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Word Origin for haptic

C19: from Greek, from haptein to touch
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Word Origin and History for haptic

adj.

"pertaining to the sense of touch," 1890, from Greek haptikos "able to come into contact with," from haptein "to fasten."

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haptic

(hăp′tĭk)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to the sense of touch; tactile.
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