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 center stick or side-stick. It often has supplementary switches to control various aspects of the aircraft's flight.
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n.
lever, control, controller, data input device, input device
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
synonymous: stick, control stick
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