joyport

English

Etymology

Blend of joystick +‎ port

Noun

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.