stylus

noun8

1. •
   An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.

   • [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD. — 2013
2. •
   A small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen.

   • Use the stylus to scroll up and down the list or flip through the pages left and right. — 2008
3. •
   A small implement with a pointed end used for engraving and tracing.
4. •
   A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine.
5. •
   A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.
6. •
   A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.
7. •
   A pointed device formerly used to produce a groove in a record when recording sound.
8. •
   Synonym of style.