stylus

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  1. noun A sharp, pointed instrument used for writing, marking, or engraving.
  2. noun Computer Science A pointed instrument used as an input device on a pressure-sensitive screen.
  3. noun A phonograph needle.
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  • Having to get out the stylus, tap on a message, set the stylus down, press delete, pick up the stylus -- you get the idea. —  PinStack.com
  • Other devices like the G1 and the Storm or anything that uses a stylus is able to do support flash because they support mouse over. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • The Pogo stylus was not as responsive as my stylus was on my old Palm Pilot, but the Pogo was still extremely useful. —  Macsimum News
  • Just looking at it though I kind of feel like the screen is too small for an on screen keyboard to be very effective unless you're using the stylus, which is disappointing for a device without a physical keyboard. —  Mobility Site
  • The user interface is thumb-optimized, but a stylus is also provided to assist handwriting recognition. —  Esato discussion forum
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin, alteration (influenced by Greek stūlos, pillar) of stilus.

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  1. New Latin, from Latin stylus, properly stilus, a pointed instrument: see style.
 

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/ˈstaɪləs/
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