| 1. | Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle. |
| 2. | Computers. a lever resembling this, used to control movement of a cursor or other graphic element for video games and computer graphics. |
| 3. | any leverlike switch for controlling, manipulating, guiding, or the like. |
joystick
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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)