{"id":7180,"date":"2016-10-27T16:13:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T16:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/digitizer-tablet\/"},"modified":"2016-10-27T16:13:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T16:13:11","slug":"digitizer-tablet","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/13889\/digitizer-tablet","title":{"rendered":"Digitizer Tablet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_digitizer_tablet_mean\">What Does Digitizer Tablet Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A digitizer tablet is a peripheral device<br \/>\nthat allows users to draw on a computer screen. Tablets are typically used by<br \/>\nartists working with graphics software such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.<br \/>\nTablets allow for much more precise control than a mouse or trackball does by<br \/>\nusing a stylus like a pen.<\/p>\n<p>A digitizer tablet is also known as a graphics tablet.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_digitizer_tablet\">Techopedia Explains Digitizer Tablet<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A digitizer tablet allows people working with graphics a way to easily draw and manipulate graphics on the screen. There are many these tablets on the market. Wacom is one of the best-known manufacturers of these graphics tablets. Tablets are used with paint, photo manipulation and animation programs. Tracing over a paper document, such as a drawing or blueprint, is known as \u201cdigitizing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tablets typically use a stylus as a pointing device, but some also use a mouse-like device known as a puck, which offers more precision than a mouse does. 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