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Pens vs Stylus - What's the difference?

pens | stylus |

As nouns the difference between pens and stylus

is that pens is plural of lang=en while stylus is a sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets or other surfaces; a sharp tool for engraving.

As a verb pens

is third-person singular of pen.

pens

English

Noun

(head) (p)
  • (obsolete)
    • (Chaucer)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pen)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    stylus

    English

    (wikipedia stylus)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets or other surfaces; a sharp tool for engraving.
  • * '>citation
  • A phonograph needle.
  • A small plastic stick used as a pen for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget.
  • A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.

    • Derived terms

    * stylograph * stylophone