Noun

stylus (plural styli or styluses)

  1. A sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets; a sharp tool for engraving.
  2. A phonograph needle.
  3. A small plastic stick used as a pen for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget.
  4. A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.

Derived terms

Latin

Noun

stylus (genitive stylī); m, second declension

  1. Alternative form of stilus.

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Fri Aug 27 23:15:13 2010

A stylus (plural: styli or styluses) is a writing utensil. The word is also used for a computer accessory (PDAs). It usually refers to a narrow elongated staff, similar to a modern ballpoint pen. Many styluses are heavily curved to be held more easily. Another widely-used writing tool is the stylus used by blind users in conjunction with the slate for punching out the dots in Braille.

Styluses were first used by the ancient Mesopotamians in order to write in cuneiform, Egyptians (Middle Kingdom), and the Minoans of Crete (Linear A and Cretan Hieroglyphic) made styluses in various materials: reeds that grew on the sides of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and in marshes and down to Egypt where the Egyptians used styluses from sliced reeds with sharp points; bone and metal styluses were also used. Cuneiform was entirely based on the "wedge-shaped" mark that the end of a cut reed made when pushed into a clay tablet, hence the name "cuneiform" from Latin cuneus = "wedge". The linear writings of Crete in the first half of the second millennium BC were made on sun dried clay tablets that were left to dry in order to become 'leather' hard before they were incised by the stylus. The linear nature of the writing was also dictated by the use of the stylus.

1. A sharp, pointed instrument used for writing, marking, or engraving. 2. Computer science. A pointed instrument used as an input device on a pressure-sensitive screen. 3. A phonograph (gramophone) needle. 4. A sharp, pointed tool used for cutting record grooves

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Fri Sep 3 06:14:46 2010

Do usb cables for the olympus stylus verve charge the camera?
Q. I have a Olympus Stylus Verve but i have no charger or usb cable. The charger is like 70 so instead i am going to buy a usb cable, that is if it charges the camera. Can anyone help?
Asked by LauraTheExplorer - Wed May 13 15:32:04 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. yeah it does
Answered by Adamsstory - Wed May 13 15:48:56 2009

olympus stylus 730 screen cracked need a new one anyone know where i can order one or a repair place?
Q. My daughter dropped my phone on my olympus stylus 730 digital camera screen and it cracked. Its not an LCD screen because it's not all blank when I turn it on. I can still take pictures and view them. It's just the actual screen that's cracked. Anyone know of a site where I can order a part or a repair shop? Anywhere around San Francisco and surrounding cities. Thanks!
Asked by Yessum - Thu Aug 30 03:25:29 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. yahoo shopping
Answered by Elvis - Thu Aug 30 09:30:19 2007

Can you use a stylus on the touch front of the Sanyo Incognito cell phone or is it skin only?
Q. Can you use a stylus on the touch front of the Sanyo Incognito cell phone or is it skin only? You can use skin only on I phones and I pods. Sucks if you have no hands.
Asked by SINGLE - Sat Jul 17 18:44:18 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sorry i dont know ! It might be both though . ;D Good luck though !
Answered by Emma !<3 - Mon Jul 19 20:14:25 2010

From Yahoo Answer Search: "stylus"
Sun Aug 1 21:29:05 2010

Sony Reader Touch: Third Out of Three - Associated Content
news.google.com
Sony Reader Touch: Third Out of Three

Associated Content

A stylus in included if you don't like using your finger. Sony tries to get into the eBook reader market as much as booksellers Amazon and Barnes & Noble, ...

Sony's Reader Touch Product Review Associated Content



all 4 news articles &raquo;
A Short History of the Tablet Computer - OS News
news.google.com
A Short History of the Tablet Computer

OS News

So far, it sounds like a tablet, but you are all wondering where the stylus comes in. Apart from printing the word " stylus " in one the illustrations, ...

Patent Shows What "Out of Control" Apple Tablet Multitouch Gestures Might Be About GadgetCrave.com



all 181 news articles &raquo;
HP announces finger-friendly TouchSmart tm2 convertible tablet; $949 - ZDNet (blog)
news.google.com
HP announces finger-friendly TouchSmart tm2 convertible tablet; $949

ZDNet (blog)

HP on Wednesday announced its new finger- and stylus -friendly TouchSmart tm2 convertible tablet PC, which claims 9 hours of battery life for $949. ...

Hands On with the HP TouchSmart tm2 PC Magazine

HP drives convertibles with TM2 tablet TG Daily

HP introduces its first-ever touch-enabled netbook, Mini 5102 ITvoir

Zath (blog)

all 158 news articles &raquo;

From Google News Search: "stylus"
Fri Sep 3 06:14:50 2010

Stylus blue jpg
streamlightflashlights.us
Stylus blue jpg
92px x 118px | 1.70kB

[source page]

Stylus Black Gold Silver Red Blue US Flag

epson stylus pro 7800 jpg
letsgodigital.org
epson stylus pro 7800 jpg
381px x 530px | 32.60kB

[source page]

10 En plus du rouleaux la Epson Stylus Pro 4880 est quant a elle dotee d un bac d alimentation destine a de gros volumes de productions pour des feuilles allant du A4 au A2 Imprimantes professionelle Epson Stylus Pro MicroPiezo L ensemble de la gamme des imprimantes Epson est dotee des tetes d impression MicroPiezo Celles ci garantissent une excellente

4150stylus jpg
thepocketsolution.com
4150stylus jpg
432px x 288px | 67.60kB

[source page]

Ipaq 4145 4150 and 4155 Chrome Stylus Product Code PSI 521 Price

From Yahoo Image Search: "stylus"
Fri Sep 3 06:14:50 2010

A PDA Has A Touch Screen In place of Plain Screen Fast Words
fast-words.ca
A PDA Has A Touch Screen In place of Plain Screen Fast Words

remadd

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:58:55 GM

You don't have a cursor on a PDA; instead by utilizing the touch screen and the . stylus. you are able to utilize your PDA in a quick manner. If you have your PDA set to take notes, which most PDA's have this feature you can utilize the ...

From Google Blog Search: "stylus"
Fri Sep 3 23:29:50 2010