touch panel

Tap-responsive display surface

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

The term is interchangeable with touchscreen, though touch panel sometimes emphasizes the component itself rather than the device containing it: The touch panel on the kiosk was unresponsive.

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electronic · sensor · gesture recognition · user interface · PalmPilot · input device · interface · smartphone · touchpad · technology · input · portable device · e-reader · mobile computing · slate · handwriting recognition · digital writing · point-of-sale

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input method

touch panelkeyboard

Array of input keys

mechanical keyboard · mouse · keypad · trackball · joystick

tactile feedback

touch panelanalog controls

Continuous physical input devices

interface physicality

touch panelvoice control

Device operation via speech

voice interface · gesture control · eye tracking · brain-computer interface · voice recognition

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touch, panel, touched, touches, touching, touchable, untouchable, touchy, touchscreen

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G