push button

n : an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the

elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside

the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: {push}, {button}]

push-button

A roughly fingertip-sized plastic cover attached

to a spring-loaded, normally-open switch, which, when pressed,

closes the switch. Typical examples are the keys on a

computer or calculator keyboard and {mouse} buttons.

(1997-07-07)