Gamepad vs. Joystick

Gamepadnoun

(video games) A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.

Gamepad

A gamepad, joystick, controller, is a type of game controller held in two hands, where the fingers (especially thumbs) are used to provide input. They are typically the main input device for video game consoles.

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

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. A joystick, also known as the control column, is the principal control device in the cockpit of many civilian and military aircraft, either as a centre stick or side-stick.