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  • noun Alternative spelling of touch screen.

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Examples

  • For the U.S. market, the company designed a new handset called the Lumia 900, which features a 4.3-inch, high-definition touch-screen and dual cameras.

    MarketWatch.com - Software Industry News 2012

  • Another cool thing about the phone: Its touch-screen menu mimics that of the home screen on your iPhone or Android device—far easier than the archaic hunt-and-peck menu systems so many digital cameras still use today.

    Say 'Cheese,' Pose and Share 2011

  • Burger King expects to install the machines, which offer more than 100 drink flavors and feature a touch-screen menu, by April 2012, boosting the total number of locations with a Freestyle fountain by nearly 50%.

    Burger King Putting Coke Freestyle Machine at All Company Stores Paul Ziobro 2011

  • "They have failed to make inroads into smartphone or touch-screen products," said Stefan Gaechter, at brokerage Helvea.

    Logitech Issues Third Profit Warning John Revill 2011

  • The toy industry is tapping into children's fascination with tablets and smartphones by rolling out new playthings that connect with touch-screen devices.

    The Game of Life, With Apps Ann Zimmerman 2012

  • Another likely band of loyalists will be those who don't feel comfortable with touch-screen keyboards.

    Motion Sickness Plagues BlackBerry Holders Martin Peers 2011

  • Last month, it launched a new, black-and-white touch-screen Nook.

    Barnes Digital Plan Pays Off, But Its Cost Broadens Loss Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2011

  • While Apple has found great success with the iPad by creating software tailored narrowly to the finger gestures possible on a touch-screen device, Microsoft said Windows 8 will be flexible enough to accommodate new tablet devices as well as more traditional PCs that rely on keyboards and mice.

    Windows, for an iPad World Nick Wingfield 2011

  • Barnes & Noble recently upgraded its touch-screen Nook Color reader, which runs on Google Inc.'s Android operating system.

    Barnes Digital Plan Pays Off, But Its Cost Broadens Loss Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2011

  • "I think it's called a Maui," said Emba Azega , who mentioned as she left the Cricket store that she might upgrade to a smartphone with a touch-screen and Internet browser.

    Can You Say 'WAH-wey'? Low-Cost Phones Find Niche Anton Troianovski 2012

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