joystick

2 definitions found

joystick - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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

joystick - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  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)