vierpuntsdruktoets

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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)

  1. (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.