light pen in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for light pen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.pen1 [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N

pen (fountain pen)
pluma f estilográfica
pen (fountain pen)
pluma f fuente LatAm
pen (fountain pen)
estilográfica f
pen (fountain pen)
lapicera f fuente CSur
pen (fountain pen)
estilógrafo m Col
pen (ballpoint)
bolígrafo m
pen (ballpoint)
boli m Spain inf
pen (ballpoint)
birome f RioPl
pen (ballpoint)
pluma f atómica Mex
pen (ballpoint)
lápiz m de pasta Chil
pen (felt tip)
rotulador m
he had never actually put or set pen to paper
nunca se había puesto a escribir
he had never actually put or set pen to paper
nunca había escrito nada
pen and ink sketch
boceto m a plumilla
the pen is mightier than the sword
más puede la pluma que la espada

II.pen1 <pres part penning; pt, pp penned> [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] VB trans

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pen3 [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N ZOOL

I.light1 [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] N

1. light U (illumination):

light
luz f
a ray of light
un rayo de luz
light and shade
luz y sombra
light and shade ART
claroscuro m
artificial/natural light
luz artificial/natural
by the light of the moon/a candle
a la luz de la luna/una vela
you shouldn't read in this light
no deberías leer con esta luz
hold it up to the light
ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz
you're standing in my light
me tapas or me quitas la luz
you're standing in my light
me haces sombra
bring it into the light
tráelo a la luz
while the light lasts
mientras haya luz
in or by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea
al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea
at first light
al clarear (el día)
at first light
con las primeras luces
let there be light BIBL
hágase la luz
(to be) the light of sb's life
(ser) la niña de los ojos de alguien
to bring sth to light
sacar algo a la luz
to come to light
salir a la luz
to hide one's light under a bushel
ser modesto
to see the light
abrir los ojos
to see the light
comprender las cosas
to see the light REL
ver la luz
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel
vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc.) problemas
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel
ir saliendo del túnel
to see the light (of day)
ver la luz (del día)
he first saw the light of day in April, 1769
nació or vino al mundo en el mes de abril de 1769
to throw or cast or shed light on sth
arrojar luz sobre algo
attr light waves
ondas fpl luminosas

2.1. light C:

light (source of light)
luz f
light (lamp)
lámpara f
to turn the light off
apagar la luz
to turn the light on
encender la luz
to turn the light on
prender la luz LatAm
to turn the light on
dar la luz Spain
shine the light over here
enfoca or alumbra aquí
lights out!
¡apaguen las luces!
lights! CINE, THEAT
¡luces!
she wanted to see her name in lights
quería ver su nombre en las marquesinas or en letras de neón
the bright lights of the big city
las luces de la gran ciudad
landing/navigation lights
luces fpl de aterrizaje/navegación
to go out like a light inf (become unconscious)
caer(se) redondo
to go out like a light (fall asleep)
dormirse como un tronco
to go out like a light (fall asleep)
caer como piedra LatAm inf

II.light1 <pt & pp lighted or lit> [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] VB trans

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III.light1 <pt & pp lighted or lit> [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] VB intr

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IV.light1 <lighter lightest> [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] ADJ

I.light2 <lighter lightest> [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] ADJ

II.light2 [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] ADV

light3 [Am laɪt, Brit lʌɪt] VB intr

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light pen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for light pen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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II.pen1 <-nn-> [pen] VB trans

IV.light <lit [or lighted]> [laɪt] VB trans

V.light <lit [or lighted]> [laɪt] VB intr (catch fire)

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Such devices included light pens and memory expansion.
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Using the light pen and input buttons, you could draw directly on the screen, using a crosshair cursor.
www.designworldonline.com
First, he used something called a "mouse" -- which would soon displace that other method of graphical input, the light pen.
www.theverge.com
The other system, still in use in 2004, is based on a magnetic card and a voting machine with a light pen.
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Note that the light pen input device requires a conventional CRT using a scanning electron beam.
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Another innovative feature for that time was the user interface combining a keyboard with a monitor and light pen used for correcting texts and drawing on screen.
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As the tip of the light pen makes contact with the screen, it sends a signal back to the computer containing the coordinates of the pixels at that point.
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Together with light pens and trackballs, it was offered as optional input device for their system since 1968.
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Terminals provided data entry capability into mainframes as well as light pen pointing and selection before the mouse was in use.
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Sketchpad's light pen drew directly on a monitor, and the program locked in right angles, arcs and other shapes to help create detailed, accurate and replicable illustrations.
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