touch screen

noun

variants or touchscreen
: a display screen on which the user selects options (as from a menu) by touching the screen

Examples of touch screen in a Sentence

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The touch screen is big, clear and reasonably responsive. Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025 The 14-inch model has a gorgeous OLED touch screen, which provides unparalleled image quality for those who spend a lot of time looking at their screens. PC Magazine, 31 July 2025 Some suggestions that Vega is able to implement himself, like adding more touch screens or making polling places more physically accessible. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025 The touch screens on the lobby walls tease theater — beg pardon, theatre — trivia. Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for touch screen

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of touch screen was in 1974

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“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

touch screen

noun
: a display screen (as for a computer) on which the user selects options by touching the screen
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