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push button
an electrical switch operated by pressing a button, which closes or opens a circuit

push button [′pu̇sh ‚bət·ən]
(computer science)
A small rectangle on a graphical user interface whose selection initiates immediate action.

push button
A device in an electric circuit consisting of a button that must be pressed to activate or disconnect the circuit.


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This man from the West, cunning in woodcraft and plainscraft, with eyes and ears open, tense and suspicious, did not know that under the table, close to her foot, was the push button of an electric bell.
 
 
 
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