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"the joystick" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It refers to a control device used to manipulate the movement of an object on a screen or in a virtual space. Example sentence: "The pilot expertly maneuvered the airplane using the joystick."
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the joystick
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A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer or other equipment.
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Before the joystick ultraviolence of Doom and Quake.
Standing in the turret, he grabs the joystick and punches commands into the video screen.
After the monkey became skilled at the exercise, the scientists disconnected the joystick.
The joystick seems to have been designed to get in the way.
But pushing down the joystick slowly releases water from the large cistern to the lower tank.
Yet EyeToy is more than simply a replacement for the joystick.
I paid £15 for Elite and another £15 for the joystick.
"They were trying to teach him how to do the joystick, and that was funny.
He played Punch-Out, Atari Basketball, Donkey Kong, and Lunar Lander, increasingly nimble on the joystick.
"You're dead now," Sunil's rival cried, banging the joystick, making the bombed-out virtual city shake.
Crazy old Woody Woodpecker from the 1940s would play with the joystick, creating chaos for everyone.
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