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touch screen
touch screen An input device that responds to the touch of a stylus, which may be a finger, so that the stylus position on the screen may be estimated. It is thus a touch-sensitive locator. The stylus could be used, say, to make selections from a number of displayed options. A typical touch screen has LEDs and sensors positioned around its outer edges, creating an invisible infrared grid that enables the precise position of a touch to be determined.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "touch screen." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "touch screen." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-touchscreen.html JOHN DAINTITH. "touch screen." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-touchscreen.html |
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touch screen
touch screen (also touch·screen) • n. a display device that allows a user to interact with a computer by touching areas on the screen. |
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"touch screen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "touch screen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-touchscreen.html "touch screen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-touchscreen.html |
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