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joystick
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joy·stick  (joistk)
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.

joystick [ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk]
n
1. (Engineering / General Engineering) Informal the control stick of an aircraft or of any of various machines
2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a lever by means of which the display on a screen may be controlled used esp for games, flight simulators, etc
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.joystickjoystick - a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
lever - 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
Translations
joystick [ˈdʒɔɪstɪk] N (Aer) → palanca f de mando (Comput) → palanca f de control, joystick m

joystick [ˈdʒɔɪstɪk] n
[plane] → manche m à balai
[computer game] → manche m à balai, manette f (de jeu)

joystick [ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk] n (Aer) → barra di comando (Comput) → joystick m inv
joystick [ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk] n (Aer) → barra di comando (Comput) → joystick m inv

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