touch screen

British

noun

1. 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
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a touch-screen computer

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Example Sentences

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Conspicuous in its absence in the center position of the dash is an LCD touch screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The personalization menus you’d typically expect to find on a center touch screen are instead baked into the driver’s instrument display.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

What’s Next: A new lineup of Apple products is on the horizon, such as a foldable iPhone, a touch screen MacBook, and smart glasses.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Bloomberg has reported that Apple is looking to release a lineup of high end devices, including a foldable iPhone and a MacBook Pro with a touch screen.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The dashboard’s touch screen cleared and a search bar and on-screen keyboard came up.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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