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touchscreen
A touch-sensitive screen that serves as an input and output device for electronic devices such as smartphones or tablets. It is controlled by touching it with fingers or a special stylus.
Das Display meines neuen Smartphones ist ein hochauflösender Touchscreen.
The display on my new smartphone is a high-resolution touchscreen.
'Touchscreen' is a loanword from English that was adopted directly. It is made up of 'touch' (berühren) and 'screen' (Bildschirm). In German, it was given the article 'der'.
Moderne Autos haben oft einen großen Touchscreen in der Mittelkonsole.
Modern cars often have a large touchscreen in the center console.
To describe interaction with the screen, the preposition 'auf' is used followed by the dative. Typical actions are 'auf dem Touchscreen tippen' (to tap on the touchscreen), 'wischen' (to swipe), or 'scrollen' (to scroll).
Du musst auf dem Touchscreen nach links wischen, um zum nächsten Bild zu gelangen.
You have to swipe left on the touchscreen to get to the next image.
Common everyday phrases are 'ein Gerät mit Touchscreen' (a device with a touchscreen) or the problem description 'der Touchscreen reagiert nicht' (the touchscreen is not responding).
Mein Tablet hat einen sehr empfindlichen Touchscreen.
My tablet has a very sensitive touchscreen.
screen
'der Bildschirm' and 'der Touchscreen' both refer to a surface on an electronic device where you see images or text. 'Bildschirm' is the general term. It can belong to a computer, television, smartphone, or machine. 'Touchscreen' is a special kind of screen that you operate by touching it. Learners may confuse the words because every touchscreen is also a screen. But not every screen is a touchscreen: a normal monitor only displays something and is operated, for example, with a mouse or keyboard.
Am Fahrkartenautomaten reagiert der Touchscreen nicht auf meine Eingabe.
At the ticket machine, the touchscreen does not respond to my input.
Auf dem Bildschirm im Büro sind mehrere Fenster gleichzeitig geöffnet.
Several windows are open at the same time on the screen in the office.