Cyber Glossary
Cyberlaw dictionary is an alphabetical reference guide to technical and legal terms related to the Internet. The site you are now browsing contains over 500 definitions of words drawn from Standard Internet English including technical terms and their meanings. Our aim is to explain basic technical jargon of cyberspace to those who are not familiar with its jargon. We've given preference to terms that are widely used, like modem or bandwidth, and to those that describe new concepts specific to the Internet experience such as phishing or sexting.
Joystick
a computer input device vaguely similar to a mouse, but with a far greater level of functioning, designed primarily for playing games. A joystick is a lever allowing a user the ability to point at images on a monitor, and in many applications, press a button on the top of the lever, firing a computer generated missile of some kind, thus destroying an on-screen target. Outside of the realm of gaming, the joystick can be a useful tool of function for people with disabilities.
