laser pointer

American  

noun

1. a portable laser that emits monochromatic light over a long and narrow distance, used especially as a pointing device.

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Etymology

Origin of laser pointer

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

As she scrabbled for a laser pointer in her large handbag, her coloratura was comically on point, though she was inaudible in her middle range during the cabaletta.

From The Wall Street Journal

Authorities found a black cylindrical laser pointer in the front yard of the property, and identified it as the device aimed at officers.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's a bit like shining one laser pointer beam through another; they just go through each other."

From Science Daily

"In the laser pointer analogy, this would be like changing the frequency of the photons in the first laser pointer when you turn on the second," he said.

From Science Daily

An investigation into Muller’s South Lake Tahoe cabin, where he was living at the time, revealed several unsettling items, including a toy gun with an attached laser pointer and duct-taped goggles.

From Salon