Joystick

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  joystick
       n 1: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and
            elevators of an airplane [syn: {stick}, {control stick}]
       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 (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  joystick
       
           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 PC}s
          have a joystick (game control) port.
       
          (1995-03-08)