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light pen

noun as in pointer for computer display

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Do you prefer the feel of a light pen or a heavy one?

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By contrast, the picture telephone and a demonstration of a light pen captured my imagination.

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In an experiment, the pair asked users to try out the mouse alongside other pointing devices such as a light pen or joystick - and found that the mouse was the clear favourite.

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A middle-aged man playing with a light pen is not the Large Hadron Collider.

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Mili had come up with a way to photograph trails of light, and he wanted to shoot Picasso “drawing” in midair with a light pen — a process that would leave no trace except on film.

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