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pushbutton

push button

 
noun
1.
a device designed to close or open an electric circuit when a button or knob is depressed, and to return to a normal position when it is released.
2.
the button or knob depressed.
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Origin:
1875–80, Americanism

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push-but·ton

   [poosh-buht-n]
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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