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Input Fidelity

Input Fidelity

Paper doesn't need a firmware update.

The degree to which a tool captures intention without introducing its own noise. The ideal sketchbook has zero input fidelity problems: the mark you make is the mark you meant. Every tool that falls short of paper is fighting this gap. Palm rejection, lag, and stylus drift aren't features; they're apologies.

TL;DR

The degree to which a tool captures a user's intention without introducing friction, lag, or distortion.