touch screen

Noun
Synonyms: touch screentouchscreen

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screenSynonyms: touch screentouchscreen
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

touch screen

<hardware> An input device that allows user to interact with computer by touching the display screen.

Often this uses beams of infrared light that are projected across the screen surface. Interrupting the beams generates an electronic signal identifying the location of the screen. Software interprets the signal and performs the required operation.

(1995-04-13)

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