<hardware> An input device that allows user to interact with
computer by touching the display screen.
Often this uses beams of infrared light that are projected
across the screen surface. Interrupting the beams generates
an electronic signal identifying the location of the screen.
Software interprets the signal and performs the required
operation.
(1995-04-13)
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