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joystick
joy·stick J0068900 (joi′stĭk′)n. Slang 1. The control stick of an aircraft.2. A manual control or cursor device, as one attached to a computer or video game.
[Perhaps from slang, penis.]joystick (ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk) n1. (General Engineering) informal the control stick of an aircraft or of any of various machines2. (Computer Science) computing a lever by means of which the display on a screen may be controlled, used esp for games, flight simulators, etcjoy•stick (ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk)
n. 1. Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle. 2. a lever used to control the movement of a cursor or other graphic element, as in a video game. [1905–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. joystick - a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplanecontrol stick, sticklever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum | | 2.joystick - a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computerscontroller, control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"data input device, input device - a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
Translationsjoystick
joystick1. n. the vertical lever used to control smaller aircraft. She pulled back on the joystick and the plane took off. 2. n. an electronic control device for computer games and other program control. (From sense 1) The ship’s first officer used a tiny joystick to control the computer program that guided the ship the next port. 3. n. the erect penis. (Usually objectionable.) He couldn’t seem to stop playing pocket pool with his joystick. joystick
joystick1. Informal the control stick of an aircraft or of any of various machines 2. Computing a lever by means of which the display on a screen may be controlled used esp for games, flight simulators, etc joystick[′jȯi‚stik] (aerospace engineering) A lever used to control the motion of an aircraft; fore-and-aft motion operates the elevators while lateral motion operates the ailerons. (engineering) A two-axis displacement control operated by a lever or ball, for XY positioning of a device or an electron beam. joystick A typical combat aircraft's joystick.A colloquial term for the control stick that controls the aircraft's ailerons and elevators.joystick (hardware, games)A device consisting of a hand held stick thatpivots about one end and transmits its angle in two dimensionsto a computer. Joysticks are often used to control games, andusually have one or more push-buttons whose state can also beread by the computer. Most I/O interface cards for IBM PCshave a joystick (game control) port.joystickA pointing device used to move an object on screen in any direction. It employs a vertical rod mounted on a base with one or two buttons. Joysticks are used extensively in video arcade games, and they were the primary game controller on home computers during the 1980s and 90s. PCs came equipped with a port dedicated to the joystick; however, that game port is no longer used, and the joystick has given way to much more elaborate controllers with several buttons, triggers and dials. The term comes from the main control stick in a small airplane.
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| Joysticks such as the unit on the left used to plug directly into the PC's game port. Today, gamers use Xbox controllers like the one on the right as well as far more elaborate devices, all of which plug into the USB port. See video game controller. |
joystick
joystickA pivoting electronic input device, used in assistive technology to register side-to-side, forward and backward, and diagonal movements, so that these can be processed. The stick may also include preprogrammed buttons that, when depressed, activate specific electronic commands or mechanical outputs. joystick
Synonyms for joysticknoun a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplaneSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directionsRelated Words- controller
- control
- data input device
- input device
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