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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Car prices have always crept up over time, both in line with inflation and as automakers have added tech features such as touch screens and navigation systems.
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
In 2007, Apple redefined communication with the iPhone, inventing the touch screen and integrating an internet navigator.
—Peter Müllner, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
The secondary touch screen that displays CarPlay is easy to read but a long reach from the driver’s seat.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Beyond driver distraction — from phones and dashboard touch screens, for instance — the CDC has pointed to the growing number of large, heavy vehicles like SUVs and to America’s penchant for complicated, high-speed roadways.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
In 2007, Apple redefined communication with the iPhone, inventing the touch screen and integrating an internet navigator.
—Peter Müllner, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
The secondary touch screen that displays CarPlay is easy to read but a long reach from the driver’s seat.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Beyond driver distraction — from phones and dashboard touch screens, for instance — the CDC has pointed to the growing number of large, heavy vehicles like SUVs and to America’s penchant for complicated, high-speed roadways.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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