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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That’s big, but most Atlases will have a 15-inch touch screen — nearly as big as a McDonald’s tray — to manage smartphone, navigation, audio, climate control and more.
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Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The Echo Spot shaves it down even further to a half-sphere and adds a handy little touch screen for visual information.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
The tilting 10-inch touch screen offers optimal viewing angles and access to hundreds of iFIT classes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
There are people who really want to have a reconfigurable, multi-touch screen.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The Echo Spot shaves it down even further to a half-sphere and adds a handy little touch screen for visual information.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
The tilting 10-inch touch screen offers optimal viewing angles and access to hundreds of iFIT classes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
There are people who really want to have a reconfigurable, multi-touch screen.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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