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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Running several apps at once can hinder your laptop’s performance and affect the responsiveness of its touch screen.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
My Model 3 has few dials or buttons; nearly every feature is routed through the giant central touch screen.
—Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The entry-level model stands out as the best value, combining solid performance with a touch screen.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
The dual-screen handheld device with touch screen technology became the most popular portable console in the gaming world by 2006, according to the Nintendo website.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
My Model 3 has few dials or buttons; nearly every feature is routed through the giant central touch screen.
—Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The entry-level model stands out as the best value, combining solid performance with a touch screen.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
The dual-screen handheld device with touch screen technology became the most popular portable console in the gaming world by 2006, according to the Nintendo website.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for touch screen
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“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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