touch-screen

Tap-responsive glass panel

A touch-screen is a display that responds to finger contact or stylus input, allowing users to interact directly with what they see rather than using a keyboard or mouse.

Touch-screens dominate smartphones, tablets, and kiosks: The touch-screen wasn't responding to my taps.

Also spelled touchscreen.

technology

capacitive

Relating to charge storage

  • resistiveTending to obstruct flow
  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
  • OLEDEmissive display technology

AMOLED · digitizer · display · panel · sensor · controller · infrared · oleophobic · anti-glare · bezel

gesture

tap

Valve controlling liquid flow

flick · drag · pinch · zoom · spread · rotate · scroll · pan · hover

device

smartphone

Handheld connected computer

  • tabletFlat portable computing device
  • kioskStandalone public booth
  • ATMAutomated banking kiosk

monitor · laptop · smartwatch · e-reader · infotainment · GPS navigator · digital signage · voting machine · self-checkout · stylus

interaction

responsive

Quick to react

input · navigation · accessibility · intuitive · user-friendly · real-time · precision · accuracy · dead zones

interface

GUI

Visual computer interface

  • iconPictorial screen symbol
  • menuList of available dishes
  • sliderAdjustable interface element

toggle · control panel · dashboard · app drawer · hit area · widget

Opposites
input method

touch-screenkeyboard

Array of input keys

mouse · trackpad · mechanical keyboard · joystick · trackball

Family

touchscreen, touchscreens

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G