Definitions
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- adjective of or pertaining to capacitance.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
electrostatic capacitance
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- adjective of or relating to capacitance
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Examples
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Then, a newer technology called capacitive touch became available, in which electrodes sense a user's fingers on the X and Y axes, negating the need for a stylus.
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Then, a newer technology called capacitive touch became available, in which electrodes sense a user's fingers on the X and Y axes, negating the need for a stylus.
Journerdism | Will Sullivan's Stompin' ground for journalists and nerds. 2009
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The phone has a 3. 0-inch full touchscreen (resistive, not capacitive, which is a thumbs down) with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels and dimensions of 107.1 x 52.5 x 11.9 mm.
DWS Full News Feed 2010
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The phone has a 3. 0-inch full touchscreen (resistive, not capacitive, which is a thumbs down) with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels and dimensions of 107.1 x 52.5 x 11.9 mm.
DWS Full News Feed Tech Correspondent 2010
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Additionally, they integrate peripherals not commonly found in low-power microcontrollers, such as capacitive touch sensing.
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Atmel experienced rapid growth in areas such as capacitive touch, smart meters, battery powered applications, home and building automation markets, point-of-sale terminals and many other consumer and industrial applications which use the 8-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers.
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The easy-to-use PSoC-based development platform enables highly-integrated modular design of functions such as capacitive touch-sensing, LCD segment drive and much more for traditional iPhone and iPod accessories such as audio docks and speakers, chargers and automotive products.
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Perhaps a greater imposition, however, is that the touch technology used is resistive rather than capacitive, meaning you have to physically press the screen to activate links and buttons.
PC PRO 2010
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The easy-to-use PSoC-based development platform enables highly-integrated modular design of functions such as capacitive touch-sensing, LCD segment drive and much more for traditional iPhone and iPod accessories such as audio docks and speakers, chargers and automotive products.
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Additionally, they integrate peripherals not commonly found in low-power microcontrollers, such as capacitive touch sensing.
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