pointing stick

English

a pointing stick

Pronunciation

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Noun

pointing stick (plural pointing sticks)

1. (computing) An isometric joystick used as a pointing device.

   Synonyms: clit mouse, nipple, nipple mouse, nub, track stick

Translations

computing device

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 指點桿／指点杆 (zhǐdiǎngǎn, zhǐdiǎngān)

• Finnish: tappihiiri
• French: trackpoint (fr) m, ergot (fr) m, pivot (fr) m, bouton de pointage m
• German: Trackpoint m
• Japanese: ポインティング・スティック (pointingu-sutikku), トラックポイント (torakkupointo)
• Korean: 포인팅 스틱 (pointing seutik)
• Polish: trackpoint (pl) m
• Russian: тензометри́ческий джо́йстик m (tɛnzometríčeskij džójstik), манипуля́тор-ука́зка (ru) m (manipuljátor-ukázka), трекпо́йнт (ru) m (trɛkpójnt), трекпо́инт m (trɛkpóint)

Further reading

• pointing stick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• sticking point, sticking-point