joypad

English

Etymology

From joy +‎ pad, modelled on earlier joystick.

Noun

joypad (plural joypads)

  1. (video games) A type of game controller held in the hands, where the digits (especially thumbs) are used to provide input.
    • 2000, Rebbecca Ray, Pure, page 362:
      I heard it through Michael's window, I dropped the joypad on his floor.
    • 2004, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, page 146:
      If you enjoy playing arcade-style games on your PC, you may have found that they benefit immensely from a joypad.
    • 2006, Karl-Friedrich Kraiss, editor, Advanced Man-Machine Interaction, page 361:
      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).

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Translations
gamepad — see gamepad

See also

References

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English joypad.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔj.pat/
  • Rhymes: -ɔjpat
  • Syllabification: joy‧pad

Noun

joypad m inan

  1. (video games) gamepad
    Synonyms: gamepad, pad

Declension
Declension of joypad
singular plural
nominative joypad joypady
genitive joypadu joypadów
dative joypadowi joypadom
accusative joypad joypady
instrumental joypadem joypadami
locative joypadzie joypadach
vocative joypadzie joypady

Further reading
  • joypad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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