Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A monitor screen that can detect and respond to something, such as a finger or stylus, pressing on it.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
touch screen .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the whole point of a touchscreen is its portability; desktops and even laptops get better resolution than devices like a tablet PC (especially by price).
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The prototype, an 8 1/2 by 11 touchscreen, is thinner than a pad ...
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The prototype, an 8 1/2 by 11 touchscreen, is thinner than a pad of paper.
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I think the touchscreen is gonna be filled with Mountain Dew.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The Nintendo Revolution Controller…NOT! 2005
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Mobile Phone Screens Sure the iPhone’s touchscreen is cool now, but just wait until Mac Funamizu’s design for the next big thing in mobile interfaces becomes a reality.
Trou – Hologram Projecting Flexible Mobile Phone Concept « petitinvention 2009
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They might be companies that specialise in touchscreen technologies, or music software companies, but if you have a look at the list of (known) Apple corporate purchases, you won’t find anything that gels with “platform-agnostic messaging service”.
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A touchscreen is fine for people consuming information, but not if you’re creating a lot (at least not until we have some other method of input that can match the keyboard for speed and low impact.
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The Comodo is based around a 4.3 inch touchscreen, which is fixed to the car dashboard.
Yesterday's Dream Is Still Far From Reality Paul Skeldon 2011
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Why it's cool: The camera was very easy to use, the LCD screen pops out from the side, and the touchscreen was a nice and easy way to change resolution settings (we tend to shoot in 720p to save on file sizes).
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Of all the parts that make up the iPhone, the touchscreen is the most expensive -- around 20% of the phone's manufacturing cost.
The Midas Touch 2010
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