joyport

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of joystick +‎ port

Noun

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joyport (plural joyports)

  1. (computing) A port for connecting a joystick.
    • 1987, Cognitive Rehabilitation, volume 5, page 14:
      With Bracy's, especially if you're using the Apple system, getting the joyports to work and the initial data entered correctly can be difficult.
    • 1994, André LaMothe, Teach Yourself Game Programming in 21 Days, page 386:
      One or more joyports actually exist as an extra option on many floppy controller cards and I/O cards.