JOYSTICK


Meaning of JOYSTICK in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ˌ stik

Function: noun

Etymology: perhaps from English slang joystick penis

Date: 1910

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 (as a computer) that resembles an airplane's joystick especially in being capable of motion in two or more directions

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.