Haptics

//ˈhæptɪks// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study of the sense of touch. uncountable
  2. 2
    The study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch. uncountable

    "Future work of this research field will include two issues: the safety and psychology of haptics."

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"Future work of this research field will include two issues: the safety and psychology of haptics."

Etymology

From haptic.

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user interface

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