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joystick Definition

joy·stick (jo̵istik′)

noun

  1. Slang the control stick of an airplane
  2. Comput. a manual device connected as to a video game, with a control lever that can be tilted in various directions to move the cursor or part of the display

joystick Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • push: You then fly the ship to another planet and push the joystick down to land there.
  • move: You can move the joystick to the left to select the map display.
  • use: You can control him using a joystick or the cursor keys.
  • control: Strangely in two player mode the second player is joystick controlled.
  • include: It has a 320x240 16-bit color display and several gaming type buttons including an 8 way joystick.

Converse of subject

  • control: Controls: The movement of the player is controlled by the joystick.

Adjective modifier

  • analog: The 8-bit Home Computer Joystick An analog joystick with a single fire button.
  • cool: Chill out with cool joystick; Sony's MP3 is great for the gym.
  • digital: I settled with the digital joystick myself, which seemed to offer the best compromise.

Modifies a noun

  • steering: Boats like the Access dinghy can even be sailed using the chin and a joystick steering control.
  • interface: Interface Zero Throwing chips to the wind, Simon Goodwin comes up with the goods on a joystick interface you can build.
  • controller: On screen joystick controller for older iPAQ's in Portrait modes.
  • port: The two joystick ports have been moved to the right side of the console.
  • button: In the middle is a large, round joystick button.
  • driver: There is also a short chapter on the joystick driver.

Noun used with modifier

  • analog: Control of the car is handled by either a digital or analog joystick, or the keyboard.
  • PC: You can quite easily interface switch type sensors to PC joystick, serial or parallel port.
  • feedback: Already video games use force feedback joysticks to enhance games.
  • force: Also there is constant bumping and movement on the force feed back joystick.

Preposition: with

  • button: The 8-bit Home Computer Joystick An analog joystick with a single fire button.

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