Definition of touch screen
: a display screen on which the user selects options (as from a menu) by touching the screen
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Florida switched from touch screens to optical scan ballots in 2008.
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Steven Landau’s prototype for an audio-tactile map of the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., presents information in a touch screen, audio text and 3D bronze models of the buildings.
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Further ramping up the tech game is the health-forward eatery Fuel, whose shops at 1225 Walnut St. in Center City and 3200 Chestnut St. in University City just got order kiosks with touch screens equipped with facial-recognition software.
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Climate controls are separate from the touch screen.
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There are knobs and switches for AC audio, which also can be accessed by the touch screen for a deeper dive of infotainment and vehicle settings.
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Stepping up to the machine, 11-year-old Jadyn Morin jabbed her index finger at the touch screen, paused, then sliced a debit card through the reader.
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In Georgia, state officials rely solely on 15-year-old paperless touch screens manufactured by the former voting vendor Diebold.
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Corley also said Florida's optical scan voting system, which relies on paper ballots, creates a permanent record of every vote and is more reliable than the touch screen terminals used in 23 states.
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First Known Use of touch screen
1974
TOUCH SCREEN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of touch screen for English Language Learners
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computers : a type of screen on a computer which shows options that you can choose by touching the screen
TOUCH SCREEN Defined for Kids
touch screen
Definition of touch screen for Students
: a display screen (as for a computer) on which the user selects options by touching the screen
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