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, microphone, and stylus meant even those not dexterous enough for the typical shooters could find games perfect for them. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025 The laptop has an impressive 14-inch OLED touch screen, which looks great indoors and is readable even in bright sunlight. Larry Magid, Mercury News, 5 June 2025 The resolution and refresh rate might differ, but the Legion Go S still has a 10-point IPS touch screen with 500 nits of brightness. PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025 All four doors can be opened and closed at the touch of buttons on the command center touch screen and the doors themselves. Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 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 12 Jun. 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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