Definition of joystick Joystick

/ʤɔjˈstɪˌk/ - [joystik] -

We found 7 definitions of joystick from 4 different sources.

What does joystick mean?

Noun Plural: joysticks
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 the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
joystick - a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
		stick, control stick

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joystick (Noun)
A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer or other equipment.
joystick (Noun)
A penis.
joystick (Verb)
To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.

A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks are often used to control video games, and usually have one or more push-buttons whose state can also be read by the computer. A popular variation of the joystick used on modern video game consoles is the analog stick.

The joystick has been the principal flight control in the cockpit of many aircraft, particularly military fast jets, where centre stick or side-stick location may be employed.

Joysticks are also used for controlling machines such as cranes, trucks, underwater unmanned vehicles and zero turning radius lawn mowers. Miniature finger-operated joysticks have been adopted as input devices for smaller electronic equipment such as mobile phones.