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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Flip it over, and the module is actually a handheld gaming controller with left and right banks of buttons and joysticks. —

Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Jan. 2025 Gamers who cut their teeth after 1990 or so might not remember an era when arcade and home console games often relied on controls that went beyond the usual D-pad/joystick and action buttons. —

Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025 Its joystick and buttons can also be utilized for playing plain ol' retro sit-on-the-couch games. —

Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025 The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls. —

Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for joystick