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touch·screen or touch screen  (tchskrn)
n.
A monitor screen that can detect and respond to something, such as a finger or stylus, pressing on it.

touch screen
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
a.  a visual display unit screen that allows the user to give commands to the computer by touching parts of the screen instead of using the keyboard
b.  (as modifier) a touch-screen computer
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Noun1.touch screen - a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
computer display, computer screen - a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user


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Having this interaction with the customer in store also improves the efficiencies of the business to suggest through the touch screens either alternative products (upsell) or complimentary products (cross sell), offering the customer a better purchasing experience and the business a healthy increase in customer spend.
Jennifer Colegrove, director of display technologies at DisplaySearch, noted that touch screens are becoming widespread due to the ease of use and intuitive interfaces they enable, which can save time and increase productivity.
Nokia has used touch screens before in its Internet tablet product range, which are phone-like devices for Web surfing but lack a calling function.
 
 
 
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