touchscreens
Finger-operated display panels
Touchscreens are display surfaces that detect and respond to finger contact or stylus input, allowing users to interact directly with what they see rather than through a separate keyboard or mouse.
The technology transformed mobile phones and tablets into intuitive devices: She tapped the touchscreen to select her order.
Touchscreens now appear on everything from ATMs to refrigerators.
Valve controlling liquid flow
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- scrollWound document of parchment
drag · gestures · multitouch · haptic · stylus · finger · press · hover
Flat portable computing devices
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
- monitorsTracks or displays
- kiosksSmall open-front retail structures
panels · interfaces · laptops · e-readers · terminals · consoles · digitizers · capacitive
Relating to charge storage
- resistiveTending to obstruct flow
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- digitizerDevice capturing spatial input
- sensorInput-detecting device
controller · overlay · lamination · oleophobic · anti-glare · electrode · firmware · drivers
tap
Valve controlling liquid flow
scroll · drag · gestures · multitouch · haptic · stylus · finger · press · hover · responsiveness
tablets
Flat portable computing devices
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
- monitorsTracks or displays
kiosks · panels · interfaces · laptops · e-readers · terminals · consoles · digitizers · capacitive · resistive
capacitive
Relating to charge storage
- resistiveTending to obstruct flow
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- digitizerDevice capturing spatial input
sensor · controller · overlay · lamination · oleophobic · anti-glare · electrode · firmware · drivers · latency
- digital youthsmartphones, social media, apps, texting, selfies
- futuristicfuturistic, holograms, holographic, space age, robots
- Self-Checkoutself-checkout, barcode scanning, scanners, card readers, PIN pads
- tech aestheticssleek, futuristic, dark mode, light mode, flat design
- Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph
- modern technologysmartphone, smartphones, internet, computers, Wi-Fi
touchscreenskeyboards
Button grids for input
mice · joysticks · trackballs · trackpads · voice control
touchscreenscommand line
Text-based computer interface
analog controls · remote controls · dumb terminals · CRT monitors
- touchscreen laptopPortable computer with finger-responsive display
- touchscreen glovesHandwear for device interaction
- touchscreen displayInterface controlled by contact
- touchscreen interfaceInput via fingertip contact