joystick

noun

joy·stick ˈjȯi-ˌstik

: a lever in an airplane that operates the elevators by a fore-and-aft motion and the ailerons by a side-to-side motion

: a control for any of various devices (such as a computer) that resembles an airplane's joystick especially in being capable of motion in two or more directions

Examples of joystick in a Sentence

This game works with either a mouse or joystick.

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Called the Fire Ring, there are different lighting modes that react to various button presses with flashes, cycle through different colors, or follow the direction each joystick is being pushed. —

Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024 One's now mounted in a bicycle, with a joystick controlling a small electric motor that varies the gear ratio on demand through a range that takes the output drive from 0% to 600% of the input drive speed. —

New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024 Used in conjunction with items like an ultrasonic ranging module, joystick, and tilt switch, makers can build more complex mechanisms. —

Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024 Anduril has quite an impressive portfolio of machines capable of raining hellfire with the nudge of a joystick and a push of a button from any bunker in any part of the world at any time. —

New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for joystick