light pen

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light pen

noun light pens

A pen-like device allowing a computer user to interact with the screen display.

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noun a computer input device

한국어	라이트 펜 raiteu pen
日本語	ライトペン raito pen
中文	光筆 /光笔 guāngbǐ
Français	crayon optique
Deutsch	Lichtgriffel
Ελληνικά	φωτογραφίδα fotografída
Русский	светово́е перо́ svetovóje peró

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@misc{light_pen_2026,
  title = {light pen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/light%20pen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}