joystick

nouns

a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
control stick, joystick, stick
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
joystick
is a type of (narrower)
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
"the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
control, controller
is a type of (narrower)
a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
data input device, input device