A device consisting of a hand held stick that 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 ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=IBM PC">IBM PCs have a joystick (game control) port. (1995-03-08)
