touch screen

/ˈtʌtʃ ˌskɹiːn/

noun

An input and output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen.

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Meanings

nountouch screen (plural touch screens)

plural touch screens · alternative touchscreen · alternative touch-screen

  1. computer hardwareAn input and output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen.

    When Action Bubbles appear, press the A Button or use the Touch Screen to perfrom that action.

    2008, “Story Mode”, in Cory in the House: Instruction Booklet, Burbank, California: Disney Interactive Studios; Nintendo, page 8

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen

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Broader
computer screencomputer display

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From touch + screen.

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Translations

Afrikaans raakskerm
  • raakskerminput and output device
Arabic شَاشَة لَمْس
  • شَاشَة لَمْسinput and output device
Basque ukimen-pantaila
  • ukimen-pantailainput and output device
Catalan pantalla tàctil
  • pantalla tàctilinput and output device
Chinese Mandarin 觸控螢幕 /触控萤幕, 觸摸屏 /触摸屏
  • 觸控螢幕 /触控萤幕 (chùkòng yíngmù)input and output device
  • 觸摸屏 /触摸屏 (chùmōpíng)input and output device
Czech dotyková obrazovka
  • dotyková obrazovkainput and output device
Dutch aanraakscherm, touchscreen
  • aanraakscherminput and output device
  • touchscreeninput and output device
Esperanto tuŝekrano
  • tuŝekranoinput and output device
Estonian puuteekraan
  • puuteekraaninput and output device
Finnish kosketusnäyttö
  • kosketusnäyttöinput and output device
French écran tactile
  • écran tactileinput and output device
German Berührungsbildschirm, Sensorbildschirm
  • Berührungsbildschirminput and output device
  • Sensorbildschirminput and output device
  • Touchbildschirminput and output device
  • Touchscreeninput and output device
Greek οθόνη αφής, απτική οθόνη
  • οθόνη αφής (othóni afís)input and output device
  • απτική οθόνη (aptikí othóni)input and output device
Hebrew מסך מגע
  • מסך מגעinput and output device
Hungarian érintőképernyő
  • érintőképernyőinput and output device
Indonesian layar sentuh
  • layar sentuhinput and output device
Italian touch screen, schermo tattile
  • touch screeninput and output device
  • schermo tattileinput and output device
  • toccoschermoinput and output device
  • toccaschermoinput and output device
Japanese タッチパネル, タッチスクリーン
  • タッチパネル (tachipaneru)input and output device
  • タッチスクリーン (tatchisukurīn)input and output device
  • タッチ画面 (tachi-gamen)input and output device
Korean 터치 스크린, 터치 패널
  • 터치 스크린 (teochi seukeurin)input and output device
  • 터치 패널 (teochi paeneol)input and output device
Malay skrin sesentuh
  • skrin sesentuhinput and output device
Norwegian Bokmål berøringsskjerm, touchskjerm
  • berøringsskjerminput and output device
  • touchskjerminput and output device
  • trykkskjerminput and output device
Polish ekran dotykowy
  • ekran dotykowyinput and output device
Portuguese ecrã tátil, tela sensível ao toque
  • ecrã tátilinput and output device
  • tela sensível ao toqueinput and output device
Russian се́нсорный экра́н, тачскри́н
  • се́нсорный экра́н (sɛ́nsornyj ekrán)input and output device
  • тачскри́н (tačskrín)input and output device
Slovak dotyková obrazovka
  • dotyková obrazovkainput and output device
Spanish pantalla táctil
  • pantalla táctilinput and output device
Swahili skrini ya kugusa
  • skrini ya kugusainput and output device
Swedish pekskärm
  • pekskärminput and output device
Thai จอสัมผัส, ทัชสกรีน
  • จอสัมผัส (jɔɔ-sǎm-pàt)input and output device
  • ทัชสกรีน (tát-sà-griin)input and output device
Turkish dokunmatik ekran, dokunmalı ekran
  • dokunmatik ekraninput and output device
  • dokunmalı ekraninput and output device
Ukrainian сенсо́рний екра́н
  • сенсо́рний екра́н (sensórnyj ekrán)input and output device
Vietnamese màn hình cảm ứng, màn hình chạm
  • màn hình cảm ứnginput and output device
  • màn hình chạminput and output device
Cite this entry
APA

touch screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch%20screen

MLA

“touch screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch%20screen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touch screen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch%20screen.

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