from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
joystick
n 1: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and
elevators of an airplane [syn: {stick}, {control stick},
{joystick}]
2: 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 computers
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
joystick
<hardware, games> A device consisting of a hand held stick that
pivots about one end and transmits its angle in two dimensions
to a computer. Joysticks are often used to control games, and
usually have one or more push-buttons whose state can also be
read by the computer. Most I/O interface cards for {IBM PCs}
have a joystick (game control) port.
(1995-03-08)