haptic

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haptic (HAP-tik) - adj., of or relating to the sense of touch.


Including user interfaces with electronics that use the sense of touch -- most common example being a phone vibrating (instead of sounding). As a noun, usually in the plural, haptics are both such interactions, both input and output, and the study of same. All of this from ancient Greek haptikós, able to grasp or perceive (related to háptein, grasp/sense/perceive).

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