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touch-sensitive

British  

adjective

  1. (of a computer input device) activated by the user touching parts of it, esp a screen

"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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Dahiya points to a touch sensor his group developed that uses tiny transistors—devices that control the flow of electricity to and from other electronic components—to help robotic skin feel and learn.

From Scientific American • Jun. 30, 2022

In a remarkably heartwarming move, the insurance company promised it would deliver the touch sensor and RFID-equipped toy ducks, free of charge, to any child newly diagnosed with the cancer in the US.

From The Verge • Jan. 5, 2019

Components inside the panels such as the touch sensor and lens cover would restrict their flexibility, said Mr. Kang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2016

In today’s Science they report that the brain neural tissue faithfully reproduced the firing patterns coming from the touch sensor.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 15, 2015

It’s also noticeably faster, and the display is even sharper and brighter thanks to a hardware tweak that fuses the protective glass, touch sensor, and LCD into a single layer.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2014

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