noun

• (writing) 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.
• A small implement with a pointed end used for engraving and tracing.
• (computing) A small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen.
• A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine.
• A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.
• A pointed device formerly used to produce a groove in a record when recording sound.
• A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.
• (botany) Synonym of style.