Phrase guide

touch screen

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈtʌtʃ ˌskɹiːn/
  • /tûch skrēn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An input and output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: touchscreen

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer screen, computer display

History

Etymology

From touch + screen.

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: raakskerm — input and output device
  • Arabic: شَاشَة لَمْس — input and output device
  • Basque: ukimen-pantaila — input and output device
  • Catalan: pantalla tàctil — input and output device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觸控螢幕 /触控萤幕 (chùkòng yíngmù) — input and output device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觸摸屏 /触摸屏 (chùmōpíng) — input and output device
  • Czech: dotyková obrazovka — input and output device
  • Dutch: aanraakscherm — input and output device
  • Dutch: touchscreen — input and output device
  • Esperanto: tuŝekrano — input and output device
  • Estonian: puuteekraan — input and output device
  • Finnish: kosketusnäyttö — input and output device
  • French: écran tactile — input and output device
  • West-Frisian: taastskerm — input and output device
  • Galician: pantalla táctil — input and output device
  • German: Berührungsbildschirm — input and output device
  • German: Sensorbildschirm — input and output device
  • German: Touchbildschirm — input and output device
  • German: Touchscreen — input and output device
  • Greek: οθόνη αφής (othóni afís) — input and output device
  • Greek: απτική οθόνη (aptikí othóni) — input and output device
  • Hebrew: מסך מגע — input and output device
  • Hungarian: érintőképernyő — input and output device
  • Indonesian: layar sentuh — input and output device
  • Italian: touch screen — input and output device
  • Italian: schermo tattile — input and output device
  • Italian: toccoschermo — input and output device
  • Italian: toccaschermo — input and output device
  • Japanese: タッチパネル (tachipaneru) — input and output device
  • Japanese: タッチスクリーン (tatchisukurīn) — input and output device
  • Japanese: タッチ画面 (tachi-gamen) — input and output device
  • Korean: 터치 스크린 (teochi seukeurin) — input and output device
  • Korean: 터치 패널 (teochi paeneol) — input and output device
  • Malay: skrin sesentuh — input and output device
  • Norwegian Bokmål: berøringsskjerm — input and output device
  • Norwegian Bokmål: touchskjerm — input and output device
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trykkskjerm — input and output device
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: berøringsskjerm — input and output device
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: touchskjerm — input and output device
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trykkskjerm — input and output device
  • Polish: ekran dotykowy — input and output device
  • Portuguese: ecrã tátil — input and output device
  • Portuguese: tela sensível ao toque — input and output device
  • Russian: се́нсорный экра́н (sɛ́nsornyj ekrán) — input and output device
  • Russian: тачскри́н (tačskrín) — input and output device
  • Sanskrit: स्पर्शपटल (sparśapaṭala) — input and output device
  • Slovak: dotyková obrazovka — input and output device
  • Spanish: pantalla táctil — input and output device
  • Swahili: skrini ya kugusa — input and output device
  • Swedish: pekskärm — input and output device
  • Thai: จอสัมผัส (jɔɔ-sǎm-pàt) — input and output device
  • Thai: ทัชสกรีน (tát-sà-griin) — input and output device
  • Turkish: dokunmatik ekran — input and output device
  • Turkish: dokunmalı ekran — input and output device
  • Ukrainian: сенсо́рний екра́н (sensórnyj ekrán) — input and output device
  • Vietnamese: màn hình cảm ứng — input and output device
  • Vietnamese: màn hình chạm — input and output device