joystick
noun
joy·stick
ˈjȯi-ˌstik 
1
: a lever in an airplane that operates the elevators by a fore-and-aft motion and the ailerons by a side-to-side motion
2
: 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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Users can also move the onscreen joystick for precise control, with a speed wheel determining how fast the focal point moves around.
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New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
An eight-way joystick is included for pan and tilt.
—PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
The small peach represents Sunnyvale’s history as the world’s largest fruit canning city, while the the joystick reflects the video game designer, Atari, and the city’s role in the digital age.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
With one hand on the joystick of a flying car – inspired by the 1954 Ford FX-Atmos concept road car – George Jetson raises the other to wave Jane, his wife, daughter Judy, his boy Elroy, and their dog Astro along a teal swirling raceway suspended in cotton candy clouds.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
An eight-way joystick is included for pan and tilt.
—PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
The small peach represents Sunnyvale’s history as the world’s largest fruit canning city, while the the joystick reflects the video game designer, Atari, and the city’s role in the digital age.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
With one hand on the joystick of a flying car – inspired by the 1954 Ford FX-Atmos concept road car – George Jetson raises the other to wave Jane, his wife, daughter Judy, his boy Elroy, and their dog Astro along a teal swirling raceway suspended in cotton candy clouds.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Joystick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joystick. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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joystick
noun
joy·stick
-ˌstik
: a control lever for a device (as a computer display or an airplane) that allows motion in two or more directions
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