stylus

Definitions

1. 1.The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record.
2. 2.(Computers) A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record called?
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