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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Round touch screens in various rooms took us through a labyrinth of tiny-text options just to set the temperature to 68 degrees.
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Jason Fried, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Now available as a sedan, hatchback, or SUV, offering both gas and hybrid power trains, with modern tech and touch screen infotainment.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
The base version comes with roof rails, alloy wheels, Apple Car Play and Android Auto, and consumers can spend a bit more for a panoramic roof, an 11-inch touch screen, wireless charging, heated seats and adaptive safety tech.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
These elements are necessary for highly specialized materials that enable touch screens, displays, batteries, speakers, microphones and cameras.
—Peter Müllner, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
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Jason Fried, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Now available as a sedan, hatchback, or SUV, offering both gas and hybrid power trains, with modern tech and touch screen infotainment.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
The base version comes with roof rails, alloy wheels, Apple Car Play and Android Auto, and consumers can spend a bit more for a panoramic roof, an 11-inch touch screen, wireless charging, heated seats and adaptive safety tech.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
These elements are necessary for highly specialized materials that enable touch screens, displays, batteries, speakers, microphones and cameras.
—Peter Müllner, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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