touchless

[tuhch-lis]

adjective

1. relating to or noting a device that begins to operate when it senses a person’s motion or presence, without needing to be touched.

   Put your pot or your hands under the touchless faucet and the water will turn on.

2. contactless.

touchless

/ ˈtʌtʃlɪs /

adjective

1. describing an electronic device which can be controlled by gesture or sound and does not require the user to touch a keypad, screen, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of touchless¹

First recorded in 1610–20 in the sense “having no sense of touch,” and in 1925–30 for current senses; touch ( def. ) + -less ( def. )

Example Sentences

Jobs become scarcer every year as car wash owners invest in touchless technologies — “We’ve been way ahead on how automation destroys jobs,” Melendrez said.

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The Pre-check touchless option was five minutes.

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Touchless ID allows eligible travelers to get past the security officer in an average of six to eight seconds, compared with 18 to 20 seconds for other travelers, TSA said.

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This means many people have the choice between using TSA PreCheck; Clear, available in 60 airports nationwide; or the Touchless ID lines, available at 17 airports.

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The TSA Touchless PreCheck line, he says, is much faster.

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