touchscreen
or touch screen
[ tuhch-skreen ]
/ ˈtʌtʃˌskrin /
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noun
a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
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British Dictionary definitions for touchscreen
touch screen
noun
- 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
- (as modifier)a touch-screen computer
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Scientific definitions for touchscreen
touchscreen
[ tŭch′skrēn′ ]
A monitor screen that can detect and respond to something, such as a finger or stylus, pressing on it.
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