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

Recent Examples on the Web The controls featured an appealing mix of touch screen for may features, but physical dials for volume, tuning and temperature My test vehicle for on-road driving stickered at $49,510, excluding $1,395 destination charge. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024 The ability to link your smartphone to your car’s touch screen, which Apple pioneered 10 years ago, is now standard. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024 Once my oxygen was replenished I was inspired to change the drive mode—accessible only via the multimedia touch screen—into Sport. Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024 Where there were once dashboards, there are now touch screens filled with apps. Paolo Confino, Fortune Europe, 30 Jan. 2024 Ford said in its response that anyone who is concerned about being tracked can use touch screens in the vehicle to turn off location data and even disable connectivity entirely. Tom Krisher, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024 Now basically everyone has a smartphone, and basically every car has a touch screen. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024 Standard infotainment features include a 12.3-inch touch screen, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, nav sys, Wi-Fi hot spot, wireless device charging, satellite radio, HD Radio, four USB ports and Bluetooth. Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 The controls include an 11.3-inch touch screen, dials for temperature and volume and physical switches for other climate controls. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 Mar. 2024.

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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