Light table
A light table is a viewing device that is used to review photographic film or artwork placed on top of it. A horizontal form of a self-standing lightbox, it provides even illumination of the subject from below through a translucent cover and fluorescent lights that emit little heat.
Some light tables might be like big light boxes horizontally standing on some type of support (legs) allowing to lay sheets of paper or films on their work surface to easily view or trace them while being comfortably seated on an office chair.
They are mainly used in the trades of graphics to trace designs, especially in the world of cartoons or comics. Another use is for example to review film negatives, phytoliths, or any kind of artwork that can be placed on top of a table for working with it.
In general: professional tracing, animation, cartoons, design and drawing creation, education, architecture, interior design, fashion, in hospitals for viewing radiographs (X-rays, MRI, etc. ..)
Light tables are also integral to laying out printed circuit boards and integrated circuits in the electronics industry.
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