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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of vier (“four”) + punt (“point”) + -s- (genitival interfix) + druktoets (“push button”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːr.pʏntsˌdrʏk.tuts/, /ˌviːr.pʏntsˈdrʏk.tuts/
- Hyphenation: vier‧punts‧druk‧toets
Noun
vierpuntsdruktoets f or m (plural vierpuntsdruktoetsen)
- (videogames) D-pad
2017 December 16, “De beste en slechtste nieuwe vechtgames”, in NRC:De besturing, twee vierpuntsdruktoetsen aan beide kanten van het scherm (een voor beweging en een om je wapen te richten), voelt natuurlijk.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- This is the term for the D-pad officially favoured by Nintendo since the 1980s and 1990s. Other developers may use and prefer different terms.