haptics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhæptɪks/
Etymology
From haptic.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The study of the sense of touch.
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(uncountable) The study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch.
However haptics is more than that. Haptic perceptions range from minor interactions in everyday life, eg, drinking from a glass or writing this text, to a means of social communication, eg shaking hands
2009, Thorsten A. Kern, Engineering Haptic Devices: A Beginner's Guide for Engineers, page 5:2008, Manuel Ferre (editor), Haptics: Perception, Devices and Scenarios: 6th International Conference: EuroHaptics, Madrid, Spain, June 2008: Proceedings, LNCS 5024.
Future work of this research field will include two issues: the safety and psychology of haptics.
2003, Julie A. Jacko, Andrew Sears, editors, The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies and Emerging Applications, page 218:
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fi haptiikka (medicine: study of the sense of touch) · sv haptik (medicine: study of the sense of touch) · es háptica (medicine: study of the sense of touch) · cmn 觸覺學 /触觉学 (medicine: study of the sense of touch) · es háptica (computing: study of user interfaces with sense of touch) · fr haptique (computing: study of user interfaces with sense of touch) · sv haptik (computing: study of user interfaces with sense of touch) · fi haptiikka (computing: study of user interfaces with sense of touch) · fr haptique (medicine: study of the sense of touch)