jQuery - Check if input field is untouched - javascript

I'm trying to do something with jQuery or just JavaScript (either way works). I need to check if a certain form input field is untouched AND has a value.
Essentially what's going on is that, from a previous page, a user fills out a small form... they are redirected to the full version of the form with said information pre-filled. To reduce hassle, I would like to make it so that as the user fills out the form, it skips the pre-filled input fields. I need to do this in a non-blocking away, so if a user actually clicks on a pre-filled input field to change the value, it won't just skip again.
Is this even possible?
Edit: In this context, when I say "skip", I mean as in to move onto the next form field in the form, if there is any left.

I don't know what you mean by "skip". But you can add an event listener for the change event of the inputs and then set a class/data-attribute or store the information as a js property, so you can test for this value and treat inputs differently if they have been touched.

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I've looked everywhere on this.
basically what I have is a script that changes the value of some fields based on a radio selection.
For example: Think of it like a radio button that gets credit card data.
it works initially when the page loads and selects a radio. It will correctly load the data of that radio button.
Now when I choose to edit the fields manually, using it like a "new card" form, if I change my mind and go to select a presaved card, it will no longer update those fields I edited manually. It will completely ignore my request for it to change values via my javascript code that was just previously working. Note: It will actually still continue to work for any fields I left alone *did not manually type into/edit
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