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 13-inch OLED touch screen is stunning, with fantastic color reproduction and crisp visuals. PC Magazine, 11 July 2025 There’s also a 13.2-inch touch screen for infotainment, climate and other functions. Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 9 July 2025 Many feature the touches and amenities now familiar to Chinese drivers, from large touch screens and massage-chairs to drawers. Danny Bakst, Fortune, 27 June 2025 Guests order Mixtape items from a touch screen within Neighborly food hall, which allows for mixing and matching dishes across the food hall’s stands. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 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 19 Jul. 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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