joypad

plural joypads

1. video gamesA 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.

   2000, Rebbecca Ray, Pure, page 362

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   If you enjoy playing arcade-style games on your PC, you may have found that they benefit immensely from a joypad.

   2004, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, page 146

   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).

   2006, Karl-Friedrich Kraiss, editor, Advanced Man-Machine Interaction, page 361

   Synonyms: gamepad