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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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Researchers at the University of Michigan have uncovered a previously unknown biological pathway that explains how certain touch-sensitive hairs trigger the sensation of itch.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Writing in The New York Times, David Pogue said the device mostly lived up to the hype, calling it “a tiny, gorgeous hand-held computer whose screen is a slab of touch-sensitive glass.”

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2023

What exactly is "magic" about a touch-sensitive screen that uses mapping technology?

From Salon Nov. 27, 2022

Inside, there’s an adjustable, open layout and an intuitive interplay of physical and touch-sensitive controls.

From Seattle Times Mar. 9, 2022

It was all brushed steel with digital readouts and touch-sensitive controls.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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