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stylus

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stylus

Main Entry:: sty·lus
Pronunciation:: \ˈstī-ləs\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural sty·li \ˈstī(-ə)-ˌlī\ also sty·lus·es \ˈstī-lə-səz\
Etymology:: Latin stylus, stilus spike, stylus — more at style
Date:: 1773

: an instrument for writing, marking, or incising: as a: an instrument used by the ancients in writing on clay or waxed tablets b: a hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a reproducing machine c (1): needle 3c (2): a cutting tool used to produce an original record groove during disc recording d: a pen-shaped pointing device used for entering data (as positional information from a graphics tablet) into a computer

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