touch system

American  

noun

1. a system of typing in which each finger is assigned to one or more keys, thereby enabling a person to type without looking at the keyboard.

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touch system British  

noun

1. a typing system in which the fingers are trained to find the correct keys, permitting the typist to read and type copy without looking at the keyboard

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Etymology

Origin of touch system

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Together, these results suggest that the affective touch system is tuned to recognize human contact and to differentiate self from other.

From Science Magazine

Still, the finding that dysfunction in the touch system can contribute to behavioral problems is exciting, Pelphrey says.

From Science Magazine

“Each time we study the touch system more deeply, we realize that it is more specialized than we’d known,” Linden says.

From The New Yorker

Ford is adjusting the touch system based on feedback from critics including Consumer Reports and from customer surveys, Fowler said.

From BusinessWeek

A touch system allows the voter to simply tap another choice and the selection is changed.

From New York Times