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 hand, where the digits (especially thumbs) are used to provide input.
    • 2000, Rebbecca Ray, Pure, p362
      I heard it through Michael's window, I dropped the joypad on his floor.
    • 2004, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, p146
      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 (ed.), Advanced Man-Machine Interaction, p361
      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

Borrowed 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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • joypad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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