touch screen

noun

variants or touchscreen
: a display screen on which the user selects options (as from a menu) by touching the screen

Examples of touch screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the middle of the touch screen is a card icon that indicates where to place the NFC key card. PCMAG, 10 May 2024 Getting noticed or meeting someone is more efficient at the touch screen than at the windshield. Gary S. Cross, Fortune, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for touch screen 

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Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of touch screen was in 1974

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“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

touch screen

noun
: a display screen (as for a computer) on which the user selects options by touching the screen

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