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