Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The control stick of an aircraft.
- noun A manual control or cursor device, as one attached to a computer or video game.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base orpedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control anaircraft ,computer or otherequipment . - noun slang A
penis . - verb rare To
manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- noun 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It's not surprising that Mr. Bush doesn't use e-mail -- any computer without a joystick is above his clock-speed (not to mention the fact that he spent an hour looking around on the keyboard for the "Any" key when the software said, "Hit Any Key to Continue ...")
E-Busted 2007
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There are add-ons, like a built-in dictionary, but navigating the menus with the tiny joystick is frustrating and slow.
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There are add-ons, like a built-in dictionary, but navigating the menus with the tiny joystick is frustrating and slow.
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What the hell is with Uhura's desk-lamp and twin joystick podium?
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Innate human need. joystick is a phallic symbol. perhaps some lube involved. get it.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Video game playing may fulfill innate human need 2007
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The, er, joystick is placed quite strategically, which I honestly didn't notice until after I had it on ...
The Coolest Costume In The World... Um, Maybe Not yuki_onna 2006
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Meanwhile, reading the otherwise excellent Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System, I hit this sentence: "The player controls the plane with a joystick, which is seen from the side."
Friday Amazon deals: Scrubs, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy yendi 2010
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The control disc: Before the Intellivision, the joystick was the de facto input mechanism.
Why Mattel’s Intellivision was the most innovative console ever 2010
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I think he's a plumber... thus I assume the potatoes are actually a case of "plumber butt," and the joystick is a plunger!
Wasted Cakes Jen 2009
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Most electric wheelchairs are operated by a joystick, which is much easier to use than a manual wheelchair.
EzineArticles 2010
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