[tuhch-skreen] 
| a touch-sensitive display screen: touching different portions of the screen with a finger will cause the computer to take actions determined by a program. |
| touch·screen or touch screen (tŭch'skrēn') n. A monitor screen that can detect and respond to something, such as a finger or stylus, pressing on it. |
| Main Entry: | touch screen |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a display or monitor on which the user selects options with the touch of a finger, stylus, or digital pen |
| Etymology: | 1974 |
| Usage: | touch-screen, adj |
| touchscreen (tŭch'skrēn') Pronunciation Key
A monitor screen that can detect and respond to something, such as a finger or stylus, pressing on it. |
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)
