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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The Ioniq 9 also features a digital phone-as-key, and for times when the car is parked, video streaming on the front touch screen.
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
After all, smart homes aren’t the houses filled with gadgets and touch screens anymore—they’re the ones where sophisticated systems are integrated seamlessly.
—Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Most of my peers think the feature, which controls which vents are open and where they’re aimed from the touch screen, is a needless complication, offering no benefit versus manual adjsutments.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
Designed to remain switched on at all times, the touch screen is activated by knocking on it like a glass door.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
After all, smart homes aren’t the houses filled with gadgets and touch screens anymore—they’re the ones where sophisticated systems are integrated seamlessly.
—Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Most of my peers think the feature, which controls which vents are open and where they’re aimed from the touch screen, is a needless complication, offering no benefit versus manual adjsutments.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
Designed to remain switched on at all times, the touch screen is activated by knocking on it like a glass door.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Touch screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20screen. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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