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joy·stick
(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.]
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joystick
(ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk)n
1. (General Engineering) informal the control stick of an aircraft or of any of various machines
2. (Computer Science) computing a lever by means of which the display on a screen may be controlled, used esp for games, flight simulators, etc
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joy•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]
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| Noun | 1. |  joystick - a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplanelever - 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 computers controller, 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 |
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Translations
joystick
joystick
ohjaussauva
upravljačka ručica
botkormányjoystick
操縦桿
조종간
krmilna palica
styrspak
คันบังคับสำหรับเล่นเกมคอมพิวเตอร์
cần điều khiển
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joystick
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joystick
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