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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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The researchers identified a previously unknown type of hair in mice called vellus-like hairs, along with a specialized group of touch-sensitive nerve cells connected to them.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

The control interface utilizes a lot of touch-sensitive controls on the dash and steering wheel that look high-tech but are actually frustrating and distracting to use.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

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

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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