push-but·ton
ˈpu̇sh-ˌbə-tᵊn 
1
: operated or done by means of push buttons
a push-button phone
2
: using or dependent on complex and more or less self-operating mechanisms that are put in operation by a simple act comparable to pushing a button
push-button warfare
: a small button or knob that when pushed operates something especially by closing an electric circuit
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Attacks like this are commonplace in today’s digital world, where efficiency-seeking employees can spin up new SaaS applications with push-button ease.
—Ofer Klein, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
Lewis, the mechanical engineer, explains that having good force control enables Baxter to do things like pick up parts or push buttons without needing a degree of position control that would have required more expensive components.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2012
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Adjective
In tandem with the Plus razor’s flexible head is a push-button connector at the head, allowing the cartridges to click into place and be ejected after use more easily.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Attacks like this are commonplace in today’s digital world, where efficiency-seeking employees can spin up new SaaS applications with push-button ease.
—Ofer Klein, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Noun
Our expert reviewer found that the on-ear push button controls were simple to use and enjoyed the option to customize long presses from ANC-transparency mode toggling (the default setting) to summoning voice assistants or volume control.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
Lewis, the mechanical engineer, explains that having good force control enables Baxter to do things like pick up parts or push buttons without needing a degree of position control that would have required more expensive components.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2012
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“Push-button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push-button. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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