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Definition of 'joystick'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) joystick
Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.

2. joystick
a lever used to control the movement of a cursor or other graphic element, as in a video game.

Etymology: (1905–10)

Definition of 'joystick'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) stick, control stick, joystick
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

2. (noun) 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 computers

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Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) joystick
an object shaped like a stick that you hold to operate a machine, play computer games, etc.

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