Plural of joystick

regular plural

The plural of joystick is joysticks.

Forms of joystick

Fitting any of the joysticks to a Spectrum proved tedious.1984, Practical Computing, volume 7, page 93. From the entry expansion slot
You may also see very unauthorized Famiclones — third-party, unlicensed NES joysticks, sometimes with an attached light gun and not as many games as the packaging says.2005, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, page 34. From the entry Famiclone
While consumer computers offer color graphics, joysticks, and other video game spinoffs, their computational ability is not nearly as powerful as that of some similarly priced appliance computers.1988, Random House Value Publishing, Home Computers, →ISBN, page 53. From the entry appliance computer
Various wands and clippers and cauterizers went into other little holes, and while watching the screens, the two doctors moved them around as if working joysticks on a video game.2007 April 3, Charles Mcgrath, “Atul Gawande Rocks in the O.R.”, in New York Times. From the entry cauterizer

noun A mechanical control 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.
noun A penis.
verb To maneuver by means of a joystick (noun sense 1).

What is the plural of joystick?: The plural of joystick is joysticks.
Is joystick countable?: Joystick is a countable noun.

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