meaning of joysticks

1. joystick games> A device consisting of a hand held stick tha pivots about one end and transmits its angle in two dimensions to a computer. Joysticks are often used to control games, and usually have one or more push-buttons whose state can also be read by the computer. Most I/O interface cards for IBM PCs have a joystick game control port.
2. 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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