HyperDic: light_pen

English > 1 sense of the expression light pen:
NOUNartifactlight pen, electronic stylus(computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated
English > light pen: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated.
Synonymelectronic stylus
Categorycomputer science, computingThe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
BroaderpointerAn indicator as on a dial
Spanishlápiz óptico
Catalanllapis òptic

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