button
1. a small disc that completes an electric circuit when pushed, as one that operates a doorbell or machine
2. Computing a symbolic representation of a button on the screen of a computer that is notionally depressed by manipulating the mouse to initiate an action
3. Biology any rounded knoblike part or organ, such as an unripe mushroom
4. Fencing the protective knob fixed to the point of a foil
5. a small amount of metal, usually lead, with which gold or silver is fused, thus concentrating it during assaying
6. the piece of a weld that pulls out during the destructive testing of spot welds
7. Rowing a projection around the loom of an oar that prevents it slipping through the rowlock
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button
[′bət·ən] (computer science)
A small circle or rectangle on a graphical user interface, such that moving the pointer to it and clicking the mouse initiates some action.
(electronics)
A small, round piece of metal alloyed to the base wafer of an alloy-junction transistor. Also known as dot.
The container that holds the carbon granules of a carbon microphone. Also known as carbon button.
(metallurgy)
Mass of metal remaining in a crucible after fusion has been completed.
That part of a weld which tears out in the destructive testing of spot-, seam-, or projection-welded specimens.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
button
1. A small projecting member such as a piece of wood or metal; used to fasten the frame of a door or window.
2. A turn button.
turn button, button
A fastener for a window or door which rotates on a pivot and is attached to the frame.
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button
(electronics)button
(operating system)A graphical representation of an
electrical push-button appearing as part of a graphical user interface. Moving the mouse pointer over the
graphical button and pressing one of the physical mouse
buttons starts some software action such as closing a window
or deleting a file.
See also radio button.
See also radio button.
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button
(1) A small, marked area on an electronic device that is physically pressed down to activate a function. The button may stand out from its base so that it can be located by feel, or it can be level with its base such as the left and right buttons on most mice.(2) An icon on screen that is "pressed" by clicking it with the mouse or, if a touchscreen, tapping it with a finger.
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| In the early days of personal computers, on-screen buttons were often made to look like physical buttons by simulating their physical depression when clicked with the mouse. While the mouse button was held down, the software swapped the original button image (left) with a depressed version (right). See mouse over. |
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Buttons
(dreams)Most often the button in your dream is a button on a piece of clothing, rather than a button that you push. Buttons on clothing represent something from your physical, or outer, self. Note if you were buttoning or unbuttoning, and, from there, attempt to obtain meaning. Unbuttoning generally represents an opening up of your emotions or ideas. You may be leaving yourself open to new possibilities as you are letting go of old thoughts and ways of doing things. Alternatively and on a positive side, buttoning up may reflect a need to conserve and to pull inward, to “button” your lip or to restrain yourself in some way. The more negative interpretation of buttoning up may be that you are currently feeling bound, restricted, or lacking some type of freedom.
Bedside Dream Dictionary by Silvana Amar Copyright © 2007 by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.