push buttons

noun

plural of push button
as in buttons

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  1. buttons
  2. knobs
  3. switches
  4. keys
Noun
  • The volume buttons are near the top, and the AI button is right next to them.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
  • These buttons require the press of a button to start cooking or heating something quickly.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of buttons
Noun
  • The boards tie in the floating wood shelves that flank the range and pair beautifully with the surrounding materials, such as the copper pot filler, brass stove knobs, and stone countertops.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026
  • Use a custom combination of brass, bronze, rose gold, copper, silver, chrome, or black metal on cabinet pulls, knobs, faucets, lighting, or appliances.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 July 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • Companies haven’t come up a broad variety of low-profile mechanical switches and the keycaps are hit and miss.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
  • Some research has also indicated that hair follicles currently gray or going gray may retain the capacity to restart pigmentation after clinical changes, including medication and treatment switches, Tobin said.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of switches
Noun
  • There’s also the technical and organizational overhead of maintaining and supporting old versions and their associated keys indefinitely.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • Being an 80% keyboard, the MQ80 has the exact same number as tenkeyless, but IQUNIX compresses the layout, shifting the arrow keys, delete, home, end, page up and page down and others to the right.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Definition of keys
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