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push button

NOUN
button pushed to control electrical circuit
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Also, the lid doesn’t have a push button and needs to be removed, as on a traditional stovetop kettle.

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2018

“In ’80, there was no push button, come-rescue-me button.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2017

A large push button replaced the steering, and light sensors mounted underneath the car will allow it to follow a line of tape along the floor whenever Scarlett hits the button.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2016

When AT&T unveiled the first commercial push button phone in 1963, part of its pitch was simple: calling someone would be faster than it was on rotary phones.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2011

It is not necessary to seek in the darkness for a push button or switch, as in ordinary devices, but a light pressure with the palm of the hand will make the lamp glow.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.




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