A
digital pen is an input device which captures the
handwriting or brush strokes of a user, converts handwritten analog information created using "pen and paper" into digital data, enabling the data to be utilized in various applications. For example, the writing data can be digitized and
uploaded to a
computer and displayed on its
monitor. The data can then be interpreted by handwriting software (
OCR) to allow the digital pen to act as a
text entry interface and be used in different applications or just as graphics.