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push-but·ton 
[poosh-buht-n] Pronunciation Key
[poosh-buht-n] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | operated by or as if by push buttons: push-button tuning. |
| 2. | using complex, automated weapons, as long-range missiles, that require only simple initial steps to put them into action: push-button warfare. |
[Origin: 1875–80, Americanism]
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| push·but·ton
(pŏŏsh'bŭt'n) Pronunciation Key
n. also push button A small button that activates an electric circuit when pushed. adj. also push-but·ton (pŏŏsh'bŭt'n) Equipped with or operated by a pushbutton. |
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
push-button electronics
A roughly fingertip-sized plastic cover attached to a spring-loaded, normally-open switch, which, when pressed, closes the switch. Typical examples are the keys on a computer or calculator keyboard and mouse buttons.
(1997-07-07)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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