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| cartridge |
a detachable case on a phonograph, containing the pickup and stylus. [1/4 definitions] |
| groove |
in a phonograph record, the channel for the stylus. [1/7 definitions] |
| hand-held |
(usu. handheld) a computer that is small enough to be held in the hand and allows input of data with a keyboard or stylus. [1/2 definitions] |
| interactive whiteboard |
a large electronic display surface that is positioned on a wall or stand and connected with a computer and projector, allowing for the projection of a computer's screen onto the display. As the display is sensitive to touch, a user can direct the computer and control what is seen on the board by touching the surface with a stylus, finger, or the like. |
| magnetic pickup |
a phonograph pickup in which vibrations of the stylus are received by a coil in a magnetic field and thus converted to electrical current. |
| touchpad |
a device, as on portable computers, consisting of a flat, touch-sensitive surface that is used to position a pointer on a computer screen. Moving one's finger or stylus against the surface of the device allows the movement and placement of the pointer. |
| whiteboard |
shortened form of "interactive whiteboard," a large electronic display surface that is positioned on a wall or stand and connected with a computer and projector, allowing for the projection of a computer's screen onto the display. As the display is sensitive to touch, a user can direct the computer and control what is seen on the board by touching the surface with a stylus, finger, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
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