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, 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

• gamepad

Hypernyms

• pad

Translations

gamepad — see gamepad

See also

• joystick

References

• joypad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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