graphic tablet

Pen-input drawing surface

A graphic tablet is a flat, pressure-sensitive surface that translates pen or stylus movements into digital input, allowing artists and designers to draw directly into software as if using paper.

Also called a drawing tablet or pen tablet.

Some models include built-in screens; others require watching a separate monitor while drawing.

Related

pressure · pressure sensitive · sensitivity · artist · sketch · illustration · Photoshop · stroke · line weight · cursor · surface · creative · designer · USB · wireless · nib · shortcut keys · hover

Opposites
input method directness

graphic tablettouchscreen display

Interface controlled by contact

interactive display · iPad · Microsoft Surface

input precision and purpose

graphic tabletmouse

Small gnawing mammal

trackpad · trackball · touchpad · joystick · touchscreen

creative medium

graphic tabletpaper and pencil

sketchbook · drawing pad · pen and paper

Family

graphic, tablet, graph, graphics, graphical, graphically, telegraph, telegraphy, telegraphic

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G