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

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Nissan's driver information screen and infotainment touch screen, both measuring 12.3 inches, are smartly housed under a continuous frame and sit above the SUV's minimalist steering wheel. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 Upscale touches include an available 15-inch touch screen and head-up display. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024 Studio code on a tiny touch screen isn’t the optimal way to write hundreds of lines of precise technical syntax, no matter how streamlined the editor is. Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024 The mist levels are adjustable, and, along with other indicators and controls, are displayed on the LED touch screen. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for touch screen 

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 5 Jan. 2025.

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touch screen

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

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