light pen; computer input device
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light pen; a light-sensitive computer input device
technicalAn older, specialized input device that directly interacts with a CRT monitor's screen to draw, select, or write. Largely replaced by the mouse, touchscreens, and graphics tablets, but is still a technical term.
Zǎo早
qī期
de的
jì计
suàn算
jī机
tú图
xíng形
gōng工
zuò作
zhàn站
cháng常
pèi配
yǒu有
yī一
zhī支
guāng光
bǐ笔
。
Early computer graphics workstations were often equipped with a light pen.
Shè设
jì计
shī师
yòng用
guāng光
bǐ笔
zài在
píng屏
mù幕
shàng上
zhí直
jiē接
xiū修
gǎi改
shè设
jì计
tú图
。
The designer used a light pen to modify the blueprint directly on the screen.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
guāng光
bǐ笔
tōng通
guò过
diàn电
lǎn缆
yǔ与
jì计
suàn算
jī机
zhǔ主
jī机
xiāng相
lián连
。
This type of light pen is connected to the computer's main unit via a cable.