Touchscreen vs. Joystick — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Touchscreen and Joystick
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Touchscreen
A touchscreen or touch screen is the assembly of both an input ('touch panel') and output ('display') device. The touch panel is normally layered on the top of an electronic visual display of an information processing system.
Joystick
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.
Touchscreen
An electronic device that serves as a display screen and also registers input by detecting the touch of a finger or stylus on its surface.
Joystick
The control stick of an aircraft.
Touchscreen
Alternative spelling of touch screen
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Joystick
A manual control or cursor device, as one attached to a computer or video game.
Joystick
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.
Joystick
(slang) A penis.
Joystick
(rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
Joystick
A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
Joystick
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
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