touch input
Finger on display
Touch input is interaction with a device through physical contact with a screen or surface, typically using fingers or a stylus.
Smartphones, tablets, and touchscreen kiosks rely on touch input rather than keyboards or mice.
The technology recognizes gestures like taps, swipes, and pinches: The app is optimized for touch input.
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- swipe gestureTouchscreen navigation motion
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- double tapTwo rapid successive touches
- tap and holdExtended touch gesture
gesture · finger · stylus · haptic · press · scroll · pinch · pinch to zoom · multitouch · sensor · capacitive · drag · smartphone · tablet · fingertip · finger painting · responsive · interface
- typingkeyboard, typing accuracy, words per minute, WPM, home row
- inputtyping, data entry, clicking, tapping, swiping
- input actionsclick, tap, swipe, drag, press
- touch interfacestouchpad, multitouch, capacitive, swipe, pinch
- system APIsfile system, memory management, permissions, signals, pipes
- Tech Limitsmemory limit, bandwidth cap, data cap, upload limit, download limit
touch inputkeyboard input
Typed data entry
voice control · speech recognition · gesture control · eye tracking · brain-computer interface
touch inputgesture recognition
Detecting meaningful body motions
voice activation · eye tracking · remote control · thought control
touch, input, touches, touched, touching, touchable, untouchable, touchy, touchscreen