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Touchscreen

A touchscreen (or touch screen) is a type of display that can detect touch input from a user to do a specific task. It consists of both an input device (a touch panel) and an output device (a visual display). The touch panel is typically layered on the top of the electronic visual display of a device. Touchscreens are commonly found in smartphones…

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Touchscreen

Nodes179
Edges178
Triples174
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011173
Components1

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Touchscreen

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see also · 17
Touchscreen → Charlieplexing, Collecting, Computer, Digital, DS, Electrical, Gesture-based, Glass Solution, Handheld, Hardware, Input, Large, Mobile, Technique, Type, Uses, Wearable
related to Customer service · 14
Touchscreen → Bangalore, Chain, Customers, McDonald's, Once, Panera Bread, Point, POS, Sale, Taco Bell, The, These, To, While
related to Combined with haptics · 13
Touchscreen → Boston College, Brewster, Brown, Chohan, Glasgow, Haptics, Hogan, On, Research, The, Their, Touchscreens, University
related to Capacitive touchscreen · 12
Touchscreen → As, ASIC, CMOS, Different, DSP, It, ITO, PCs, Some, The, This, Unlike
related to Resistive · 12
Touchscreen → Additionally, By, Disadvantages, DS, GamePad, Nintendo, One, Resistive, The, This, When, Wii
related to Acoustic pulse recognition · 9
Touchscreen → Acoustic Pulse Recognition, As, Elo, EP1852772, Extraneous, However, SoundTouch Ltd, The, Tyco International's Elo
related to Infrared grid · 9
Touchscreen → An, Infrared, It, LED, POS, These LED, This, Unlike, X-Y
related to "Gorilla arm" · 7
Touchscreen → Allowing, ATMs, Certain, Extended, It, This, Unsupported
related to Surface acoustic wave · 6
Touchscreen → Contaminants, DC, SAW, Surface, The, When
related to Glove touch · 5
Touchscreen → Capacitive, However, Some, The, This

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touchscreens touch finger screen technology used display capacitance multi-touch capacitive one user system devices surface input also use stylus resistive

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
a mouse or touchpadinstance ofrather than using indirect input devices0.80text
smartphonesinstance ofand pinching to perform actions on the screen.Touchscreens are common in devices0.80text
handheld game consolesinstance ofand pinching to perform actions on the screen.Touchscreens are common in devices0.80text
and personal computersinstance ofand pinching to perform actions on the screen.Touchscreens are common in devices0.80text
personal digital assistantsinstance ofThey play a prominent role in the design of digital appliances0.80text
classrooms or on college campuses.The popularity of smartphonesinstance ofTouchscreens are important in educational settings0.80text
tabletsinstance ofTouchscreens are important in educational settings0.80text
and many types of information appliances has driven the demandinstance ofTouchscreens are important in educational settings0.80text
acceptance of common touchscreens for portableinstance ofTouchscreens are important in educational settings0.80text
functional electronicsinstance ofTouchscreens are important in educational settings0.80text
museum displays or room automationinstance ofand kiosks0.80text
where keyboardinstance ofand kiosks0.80text

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