Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joyport

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: joy-port
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A port for connecting a joystick.

Example Sentences

"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."
"One or more joyports actually exist as an extra option on many floppy controller cards and I/O cards."

Etymology

Blend of joystick + port.

Inflected Forms

joyports (plural)

Questions

What does joyport mean?: A port for connecting a joystick.
Where does joyport come from?: Blend of joystick + port.

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