light pen

English - Turkish

Definition of light pen in English Turkish dictionary: (Bilgisayar) ışıl kalem; ışıklı kalem
light pen hit: ışık kalem vurmak
pen-light: ışık kalemi

English - English

Definition of light pen in English English dictionary: A pen-like device allowing a computer user to interact with the screen display; A pen-like, contact scanner that is handheld, typically employing an infrared or normal source of light; (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated; A data input peripheral used to read bar-code labels Light pens are often use with library circulation systems; A light-sensitive input device shaped like a pen, used to draw on the computer screen or to make menu selections As the tip of the light pen makes contact with the screen, it sends a signal back to the computer containing the x-y coordinates of the pixels at that point; pen-shaped device that emits a beam of light and is used for choosing options or drawing directly on a computer screen (through photoelectric means); Light-sensitive penlike device used with a special monitor to enter commands by touching the monitor with the pen; A hand-held optical character recognition device used for data entry into many types of terminals; A computer input device that acts somewhat like a mouse A user points a wand or pen at the monitor and the computer responds to commands sensed from the emission of light from the device Light pens are rare in modern computing due to the popularity of the mouse Light pens are sometimes used in casinos to mark numbers in computerised Keno games; A light sensitive detector in the shape of a pen that lets you draw pictures and give input to the computer from the screen; An input device for the CRT screen that allows quick entry of common data by touching the screen at certain pre-programmed points; Hand-held scanning device used as a contact bar-code reader See Scanner, Wand; A small, photosensitive device connected to a computer and moved by hand over an output display in order to manipulate information in the computer. a piece of equipment like a pen, used to draw or write on a computer screen; A hand held scanning wand used to read a bar code symbol by moving the pen across the symbol; (n ) A light detection device used for graphical input You point the light pen at a location on the graphics display When the electron gun illuminates the phosphor, the light pen detects the light and sends a signal to the workstation, which records the pixel event at that moment; a hand-held input device that looks like a pen; Device for reading Barcodes Records on a computer the differences between the black and white lines; An electrical device, resembling an ordinary pen, used to enter computer input (pg 228); A light-sensitive stylus for forming graphics by touching coordinates on a display screen, thereby seeming to draw directly on the screen; A stylus, usually hand-held, that contains a photodetector or light source, and that allows interaction with a computer through a specially designed monitor screen; A graphics input device that allows the user to interact directly with the computer screen; Pen used as an input device by touching it on the display screen to create or modify graphics 4 10; a hand-held pen-like contact reader, which the user must sweep across the bar code symbol to read the code; An input device; a photosensitive pen that, when placed against a video screen and moved about, responds to the light images present; A light-sensitive pen held in the hand and used to input information to a computer Often used with painting or graphic design software It can also refer to pens used for scanning bar code information
light pens: plural form of light pen
lightpen: Alternative spelling of light pen