joystick vs control stick

joystick and control stick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
joystick	Yes	No	No	No
control stick	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, joystick and control stick are synonyms defined as:

joystick and control stick: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

Other synonyms of joystick include stick.

joystick (noun)	control stick (noun)
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane	a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers