touch screen

touch screen

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From touch + screen.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtʌtʃ ˌskɹiːn/
    • enPR: /tûch skrēn/
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Noun

    touch screen (plural touch screens)

    1. (computer hardware) An input and output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen.
      • 2008, “Story Mode”, in Cory in the House: Instruction Booklet, Burbank, California: Disney Interactive Studios; Nintendo, page 8:
        When Action Bubbles appear, press the A Button or use the Touch Screen to perfrom that action.

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    Italian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English touch screen.

      Pronunciation

      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      touch screen m (invariable)

      1. (computing) touch screen