Keypad vs. Joystick — What's the Difference?

A keypad is a block or pad of buttons set with an arrangement of digits, symbols, or alphabetical letters. Pads mostly containing numbers and used with computers are numeric keypads.

A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. A joystick, also known as the control column, is the principal control device in the cockpit of many civilian and military aircraft, either as a centre stick or side-stick.

An input device consisting of a set of keys that are typically numeric and arranged in a grid, as on a cellphone or calculator.

The control stick of an aircraft.

A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.

A manual control or cursor device, as one attached to a computer or video game.

A keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard

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.

(slang) A penis.

(rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.

A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

A manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers