nonstick

adj : (of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy

removal of adherent food particles; "a frying pan with

a nonstick surface"

joystick

A device consisting of a hand held stick that

pivots about one end and transmits its angle in two dimensions

to a computer. Joysticks are often used to control games, and

usually have one or more push-buttons whose state can also be

read by the computer. Most I/O interface cards for {IBM PC}s

have a joystick (game control) port.

(1995-03-08)