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joypad

noun

Etymology

From joy + pad, modelled on earlier joystick.

  1. inherited from *paddǭ✻ — “toad”
  2. inherited from *paddā✻
  3. inherited from padde
  4. inherited from pade
  5. compounded as joypad — “joy + pad”

Definitions

  1. A type of game controller held in the hands, where the digits (especially thumbs) are…

    A type of game controller held in the hands, where the digits (especially thumbs) are used to provide input.

    • I heard it through Michael's window, I dropped the joypad on his floor.
    • If you enjoy playing arcade-style games on your PC, you may have found that they benefit immensely from a joypad.
    • Joypads, as they are used in the gaming idustry, have the great advantage that they are designed to be used without looking at them (relief buttons, hand ergonomics).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA