touch screen
noun
variants
or touchscreen
: a display screen on which the user selects options (as from a menu) by touching the screen
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The rear has a hard rubber cover that's ridged to improve grip, while the front houses the large touch screen and main control buttons.
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Climate control uses simple switches below the touch screen.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The hotel has 184 rooms in total, including 49 suites, with chic minimalist décor and intuitive touch screens that make everything easy to navigate, from the lighting to the curtains.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
At other times, passengers can change the scenes displayed via a touch screen – such as arctic waters with orcas and penguins and a shark cave – and create their own fish, which will swim into view on the portals.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
The museum consists of four rooms with various interactive touch screens and audio presentations and focuses primarily on explaining the technology and history of semiconductor chips.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The touch screen is sufficiently bright and detailed, and the entire control panel can be tilted vertically to optimize the viewing angles.
—David English, PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
An extended countertop near the sink is an ideal spot to prep pretend food, while the sticker touch screen on the fridge provides further imaginative play.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
Passenger-only touch screen A 10.25 touch screen in front of the front passenger seat is invisible to the driver, but allows the passenger to use apps and music from their devices, suggest changes to navigation destinations and view the truck’s exterior cameras.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Climate control uses simple switches below the touch screen.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The hotel has 184 rooms in total, including 49 suites, with chic minimalist décor and intuitive touch screens that make everything easy to navigate, from the lighting to the curtains.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
At other times, passengers can change the scenes displayed via a touch screen – such as arctic waters with orcas and penguins and a shark cave – and create their own fish, which will swim into view on the portals.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
The museum consists of four rooms with various interactive touch screens and audio presentations and focuses primarily on explaining the technology and history of semiconductor chips.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The touch screen is sufficiently bright and detailed, and the entire control panel can be tilted vertically to optimize the viewing angles.
—David English, PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
An extended countertop near the sink is an ideal spot to prep pretend food, while the sticker touch screen on the fridge provides further imaginative play.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
Passenger-only touch screen A 10.25 touch screen in front of the front passenger seat is invisible to the driver, but allows the passenger to use apps and music from their devices, suggest changes to navigation destinations and view the truck’s exterior cameras.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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