touch screen

noun

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\ ˈtəch-ˌskrēn

variants: or touchscreen

Definition of touch screen

: 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 The seats are cloth or vinyl — no option for leather — and the 8-inch touch screen is small by the standards of new vehicles. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2021 Deanna sometimes wanted ElliQ to show her family photographs on its touch screen. — Katie Engelhart, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021 The Espresso website also offers a screen protector, backpack, and touch software, which turns the monitor into a touch screen compatible with Macs. — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2021 The top Touring model gets upscale features including Bose audio and a 9-inch touch screen. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2021 Just tell someone that your TV is touch screen and get ready to use the remote. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 20 Apr. 2021 The instrument panel featured an optional high-resolution instrument display and 12.3-inch touch screen. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021 The interior also includes a center console with an electronic shifter, a 7-inch touch screen displaying the climate control panel and the ability to lock or unlock the doors using an app. — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2021 In addition to the all-in-one set-top box, Apple is also reportedly considering a high-end speaker with a touch screen to take on the likes of Amazon’s Echo Show and Google’s Nest Hub. — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 12 Apr. 2021

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