haptic

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The brainchild of Michael Graf at BMW and Michael Strolz's team at the Technical University of Munich, the "haptic" - technology that gives tactile feedback - doors could cut both road injuries and repair bills, they say.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to the sense of touch; tactile.

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  • Reading a long-form book on an e-reader is a bit like teleconferencing: it's OK as far as it goes, but the meeting format evolved from haptic, as much as informational, constraints and still works better that way.
  • The screen also has a type of tactile feedback, so pressing the icons results in a slight vibration, similar to Motorola's "haptic" technology. —  Mobile Gazette
  • The brainchild of Michael Graf at BMW and Michael Strolz's team at the Technical University of Munich, the "haptic" - technology that gives tactile feedback - doors could cut both road injuries and repair bills, they say. —  New Scientist - Online News
  • Named the "haptic" - the technology provides tactile feedback to the users, and can thus help reduce both road injuries and repair bills —  dailyindia.com News Feed
  • Interfaces that employ multiple feedback modalities, such as auditory, haptic, and visual, can enhance user performance for individuals with barriers limiting one or more channels of perception, such as a visual impairment. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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  1. Greek haptikos, from haptesthai, to grasp, touch.

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  1. Greek ἀπτικός, from ἅπτειν, touch: see apse.
 

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/ˈhæptɪk/
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