vierpuntsdruktoets

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of vier (four) +‎ punt (point) +‎ -s- (genitival interfix) +‎ druktoets (push button).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːr.pʏntsˌdrʏk.tuts/, /ˌviːr.pʏntsˈdrʏk.tuts/
  • Hyphenation: vier‧punts‧druk‧toets

Noun

vierpuntsdruktoets f or m (plural vierpuntsdruktoetsen)

  1. (videogames) D-pad
    • 2017 December 16, "De beste en slechtste nieuwe vechtgames", NRC.
      De besturing, twee vierpuntsdruktoetsen aan beide kanten van het scherm (een voor beweging en een om je wapen te richten), voelt natuurlijk.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • This is the term for the D-pad officially favoured by Nintendo since the 1980s and 1990s. Other developers may use and prefer different terms.