"analog stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: analog sticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} analog stick (plural analog sticks)
  1. (video games) A small potentiometer-based joystick mounted on a game controller. Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: analogue stick Related terms: thumbstick Translations (joystick): 类比摇杆 (lèibǐyáogǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 類比搖桿 (Chinese Mandarin), stick analogique (French)
    Sense id: en-analog_stick-en-noun-i8QSfgz6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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