Commanding a computer or electronic device via a touch screen or touchpad by using more than one finger. For example, using Apple's Multi-Touch display in the iPhone, the user can zoom in on a photo by placing thumb and forefinger over the image and sliding them apart. Sliding the fingers back together in a pinching motion makes the image smaller. See gesture recognition and touch screen.
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