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haptic interface

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haptic interface

Communicating with the computer via some tactile method. Haptic devices sense some form of finger, hand, head or body movement.


haptic interface [‚hap·tik ′in·tər‚fās]
(computer science)
A device that allows a user to interact with a computer by receiving tactile feedback; for example, glove or pen devices that allow users to touch and manipulate three-dimensional virtual objects.

(interface, hardware)haptic interface - A touch interface to a computer that provides feedback, such as a data glove.


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Haptic interfaces allow users to feel various data components that lend themselves to touch or heat sensations.
Luckily, a device called the Phantom Haptic Interface invented by SenSable Technologies of Cambridge, Massachusetts, will give you the odd sensation of touching something you can see but can't actually touch.
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