graphics tablet
noun
: a device by which pictorial information is entered into a computer in a manner similar to drawing
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The Philadelphia native is credited with designing the first graphics tablet for Apple in 1979, the first platform for commercial music downloads in 1992 and the first online artist subscription service, PatroNet, in 1998.
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Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2021
Another day in the laboratory, and all was quiet apart from the scritch-scratch of styluses on graphics tablets.
—Wired, 24 Sep. 2019
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Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2021
Another day in the laboratory, and all was quiet apart from the scritch-scratch of styluses on graphics tablets.
—Wired, 24 Sep. 2019
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“Graphics tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphics%20tablet. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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