Pointer (rod)

A pointer or pointing stick is a solid rod used to point manually, in the form of a stick, but always finished off or artificially produced.

For the electronic counterpart, see Laser pointer. For a computer input device with the same name, see Pointing stick.
Robert McNamara points at a Vietnam map using a pointing stick.

The typical pointer is simply a long, slender, often flexible stick made in a strong material, designed to indicate places on maps, words on blackboards etc.[1][2] In addition it may be used like any ordinary stick for other purposes, e.g. for punitive caning (compare rulering).[3]

Some are telescopic and can be carried in a pocket like a pen.[4]

See also
  • Yad – ceremonial pointer used by Jews when reading from a Torah scroll.
  • fescue – a grass traditionally used as a pointing stick to help children learn to read.

References
  1. "pointer". Reference.com. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  2. "UIUC Physics Lecture Demo: Pointer Rod". University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. 1996. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  3. "Teacher was right the day she caned all 3B". Daily Sketch. 11 January 1955. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  4. "Nobo telescopic pointer pen". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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