writing surface
101Tablet PC — A Tablet PC is a notebook or slate shaped mobile computer, equipped with a touchscreen or graphics tablet/screen hybrid technology which allows the user to operate the computer with a stylus or digital pen, or a fingertip, instead of a keyboard… …
102Tel Dan Stele — The Tel Dan Stele is a black basalt stele erected by an Aramaean king in northernmost Israel, containing an Aramaic inscription to commemorate his victory over the ancient Hebrews. Although the name of the author does not seem to appear on the… …
103Pen tilt — refers to the angle of the writing instrument during the handwriting process, which can vary over time. In a coordinate system which is determined by the writing surface plane {X,Y} and the vertical pen tip movement along the {Z} axis, all three… …
104blank — blankness, n. /blangk/, adj., blanker, blankest, n., v. adj. 1. (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper. 2. not filled in, as a printed form: a blank check. 3. unrelieved or unbroken… …
105Cai Lun — ▪ Chinese inventor Wade Giles romanization Ts ai Lun , courtesy name (zi) Jingzhong born 62? CE, Guiyang [now Leiyang, in present day Hunan province], China died 121, China Chinese court official who is traditionally credited with the… …
106escritoire — noun /ˌɛskriˈtwɑː,ˌɛskrɪˈtwɑːr/ A writing desk with a hinged door that provides the writing surface. Syn: bureau, secretary See Also: escritorial …
107Medical Ostraca of Deir el-Medina — The Medical Ostraca of Deir el Medina are a collection of ostraca containing notes of medical importance. These ostraca were written in the New Kingdom Egyptian village of Deir el Medina during the 18th and 19th dynasties (c.1550 c.1190 BCE).[1]… …
108parchment — noun 1》 a stiff material made from the prepared skin of a sheep or goat, formerly used as a writing surface. 2》 (also parchment paper) stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment. 3》 informal a diploma or other formal document. Origin… …
109desk — [[t]dɛsk[/t]] n. 1) fur an article of furniture having a broad, usu. level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc 2) a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church 3) the… …
110secretary — sec•re•tar•y [[t]ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i[/t]] n. pl. tar•ies 1) a person in charge of records, correspondence, and related affairs, as for a company 2) a person employed to do routine work in a business office, as typing, filing, and answering phones 3) a… …
