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planchette

noun plan·chette \ plan-ˈshet \

Definition of planchette

:a small triangular or heart-shaped board supported on casters at two points and a vertical pencil at a third and believed to produce automatic writing when lightly touched by the fingers; also :a similar board without a pencil

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The playful, interactive Ouija 2000 allows visitors to the site to control the planchette of a real Ouija board via remote, by moving their computer’s mouse, while watching a live feed of the board onscreen.

— reena jana, WIRED, "Whitney Speaks: It Is Art," 23 Mar. 2000

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Origin and Etymology of planchette

French, from Old French, diminutive of planche plank, from Latin planca

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