Terminology

There exist many styles of input devices for fighting games. Fightstick is sometimes used as a generic term, however, it is inaccurate when describing controllers without joysticks.

Glossary

hitbox

a registered trademark referring to a brand-name device

leverless

Also known as stickless, all-button

a controller without a joystick, often composed entirely of buttons in a panel

stickless

see leverless