(video games) A type of gamecontroller held in the hand, where the digits (especially thumbs) are used to provide input
2000, Rebbecca Ray, Pure, p362I heard it through Michael's window, I dropped the joypad on his floor.
2004, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, p146If you enjoy playing arcade-style games on your PC, you may have found that they benefit immensely from a joypad.
2006, Karl-Friedrich Kraiss (ed.), Advanced Man-Machine Interaction, p361Joypads, 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).
