Gamepad vs. Joystick
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Difference Between Gamepad and Joystick
Gamepadnoun
(video games) A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.
Joysticknoun
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.
Joysticknoun
(slang) A penis.
Joystickverb
(rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
Joysticknoun
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
Joysticknoun
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
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