Meanings
nounlight pen (plural light pens)
plural light pens
- computer hardwareA pen-like device allowing a computer user to interact with the screen display.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated
Similar
electronic stylus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian светлинна писалка
- светлинна писалка (svetlinna pisalka)a computer input device
Chinese Mandarin 光筆 /光笔
- 光筆 /光笔 (guāngbǐ)a computer input device
Finnish valokynä
- valokynäa computer input device
French crayon optique
- crayon optiquea computer input device
German Lichtgriffel
- Lichtgriffela computer input device
Greek φωτογραφίδα
- φωτογραφίδα (fotografída)a computer input device
Hungarian fényceruza
- fényceruzaa computer input device
Japanese ライトペン
- ライトペン (raito pen)a computer input device
Korean 라이트 펜
- 라이트 펜 (raiteu pen)a computer input device
Polish pióro świetlne
- pióro świetlnea computer input device
Russian светово́е перо́
- светово́е перо́ (svetovóje peró)a computer input device
Cite this entry
APA
light pen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20pen
MLA
“light pen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20pen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light pen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20pen.
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