Wacom Co., Lt. (株式会社ワコム, Kabushiki-gaisha Wakomu?) (pronounced in English as /'wɑːkɒm/ or /'wækɒm/) (TYO: 6727) is a world-wide company that produces graphics tablets and related products, headquartered in Otone, Saitama, Japan. The US headquarters is located in Vancouver, WA. Wacom is a loose translation of Japanese; Wa for Harmony or circle, and Com for Computer. It is one of the largest graphics tablet producers and is very popular with artists, graphic designers, architects, and cartoonists, who commonly cite it as an industry standard. Wacom tablets are notable for their use with a patented cordless, battery-free, and pressure-sensitive stylus (an on-screen writing pen). In addition to manufacturing and selling tablets as separate products, Wacom also supplies the graphical input technology used in most tablet PCs, which it calls "Penabled Technology". As of 2005, Wacom (according to itself) held a market share of 95.8% in Japan and estimated 70% in the rest of the world.